Great Consolidated Popular Party
Great Consolidated Popular Party | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the Great Consolidated Popular Party | |
| Chairman | Henry Herbert Lartey |
| General Secretary | John Thompson |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Citadel House, P.O.Box 3077, Accra |
| Motto | Caring for people |
| Colours | Red, white and yellow |
| Slogan | Caring for People[1] |
| Parliament | 0 / 275 |
| Election symbol | |
| A Bird At Rest In The Centre Of 3 Concentric Circles[2] | |
Information taken from Electoral Commission of Ghana | |
The Great Consolidated Popular Party is a political party in Ghana.[3][4]
At the last elections, 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition, that won 4 out of 230 seats. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition won 1.9% of the vote in the presidential elections.
The party's founder and first leader, Daniel Augustus Lartey died on 28 December 2009 at the age of 83 years.[5] His eldest son, Henry Herbert Lartey, succeeded him.[6]
Election results
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2000 | Daniel Augustus Lartey | 67,504 | 1.04% | — | Lost  | |
| 2004 | Did not contest | |||||
| 2008 | Disqualified | |||||
| 2012 | Henry Herbert Lartey | 38,223 | 0.35% | — | Lost | |
| 2016 | Disqualified | |||||
| 2016 | Henry Herbert Lartey | 3,564 | 0.03% | — | Lost | |
| 2020 | 3,564 | 0.027% | — | Lost | ||
| 2024 | Daniel Augustus Lartey Jr. | 17,299 | 0.15% | — | Lost | |
Parliamentary elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,485 | 0.01% | 0 / 275 | 8th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2000 | Did not take part | |||||
| 2004 | 4,690 | 0.05% | 0 / 275 |  | 8th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2008 | 62 | 0.2% | 0 / 275 | | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2012 | 653 | 0.01% | 0 / 275 | |  13th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2016 | 1,368 | 0.01% | 0 / 275 | |  8th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2020 | 1,976 | 0.01% | 0 / 275 | | 9th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2024 | 157 | 0.00% | 0 / 275 | 0 | 12th | Extra-parliamentary |
References
- ^ "Political Parties". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Political Parties". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "GCPP - Great Consolidated Popular Party". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "Dr Henry Lartey and John Amekah of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ Owusu, Douglas Akwasi. "Dan Lartey passes on" (PDF). 30 December 2009. The Ghanaian Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Henry Lartey". Official website. Great Consolidated Popular Party. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
