<P> Kufuor was re-elected in 2004 and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won 128 out of 230 seats in the concurrent parliamentary election . The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) won 94, while two other parties - The People's National Convention (PNC) and Convention People's Party (CPP) - won 4 and 3 seats, respectively . An Independent captured the remaining seat . </P> <P> The simple majority (or First Past the Post) voting system is used in Ghana's parliamentary elections . Since 2012, the country is divided into 275 single - member constituencies . Members serve four - year terms . </P> <Ul> <Li> Speaker - The Speaker presides over the Parliament and enforces observance of all rules that govern its conduct . After a general election the majority party in Parliament, in consultation with other parties, nominates a Speaker . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Speaker - The Speaker presides over the Parliament and enforces observance of all rules that govern its conduct . After a general election the majority party in Parliament, in consultation with other parties, nominates a Speaker . </Li>

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