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REPUBLIC
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ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND ANOTHER; EX PARTE AMOO

(1997) JELR 84115 (HC)

High Court 15 Dec 1997 Ghana
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- Applicant, a parliamentary candidate, sought certiorari and mandamus against the Electoral Commission (“EC”) to quash the declared results of the Ayawaso West-Wuogon 1996 parliamentary election and the related Gazette notice, alleging non

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Judges:DORDZIE J.
Counsel:Peter Ala Adjetey (with him Kwamina Bartels) for the applicant. J B Quashie-Idun (with him Mrs Janet Amegatcher) for the first respondent. Samuel Cudjoe for the second respondent.
Location:Accra
Other Citations:[1997-98] 1 GLR 938 - 978

JUDGMENT

DORDZIE J.

The applicant herein, Mr George Isaac Amoo, brought this application seeking from this court the orders of certiorari and mandamus directing the first respondent, the Electoral Commission, to bring to this court to be quashed the results declared by it or its authorised agents on or about 8 of December 1996 of the Ayawaso West-Wuogon Constituency parliamentary elections held on 7 December 1996. He further seeks that the first respondent brings the declaration made by it of the said results in the said constituency in Gazette No 56 of 19 December 1996 to be quashed. The first respondent, the Electoral Commission, be compelled to assemble, collect and collate the results from all polling stations of the actual votes cast for each of the candidates who contested the parliamentary elections in the said constituency without recounting the ballots in the ballot box and declare the candidate to whom most votes were given at the said election and to publish in the Gazette a…

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