Sentences with phrase «valid votes against»
Madam Tetteh lost her parliamentary seat by polling 25,664 of the total valid votes against the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) George Andah who had 28,867 of the votes.
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Addison was declared winner of the re-run, having polled 396 votes as against Nortey's 367 votes out of the total valid votes of 763.
His bid to seek re-election in 2016 hit a snag when he could only garner 44.4 % of valid votes cast as against Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s 53.8 %.
Sections 69 and 110 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 116 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) empowers INEC to conduct Recall proceedings against a member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly, or the Area Council of the FCT, upon the receipt of a valid petition alleging a loss of confidence in the member, by more than 50 % of voters registered to vote in that member's constituency.
He won about 53 % of the total valid votes cast, against his main contender and incumbent President, John Mahama's 44 %.
Not only that this individual is not in anyway a valid candidate in the election, he also did not score the overall votes declared against his name by INEC and can not be declared winner under any circumstance within the provisions of our laws.
«In 2011, President John Evans Atta mills, against fierce competition from Mrs Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, secured 96.7 % of valid votes cast.
The candidate would be contested against a NOTA option (commonly referred to as kotak kosong / empty box), and would be declared winner if they managed to secure a majority of the valid votes.
The Presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo - Addo defeated President Mahama with a 53.85 percent lead in all valid votes cast, against the latter's 44.40 percent.
Nana Akufo - Addo polled 5,716,026 votes, representing 53.85 percent of valid votes cast, against John Dramani Mahama's 4,731,277 votes.
The NPP won the December presidential polls with 53.85 % of the total valid votes cast, against the NDC's 44.40 %, the worst defeat to have been recorded by a sitting President who was seeking a second term in office.