Parliament triggers Kpandai by-election after court-ordered re-run
n a letter dated 4 December 2025 and addressed to the EC Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa, the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, informed the Commission that a vacancy had arisen in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai
Parliament has formally set in motion the process for a fresh parliamentary election in Kpandai, after notifying the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the constituency’s seat.
The move follows a ruling by the High Court in Tamale ordering a re-run of the 2024 parliamentary poll in Kpandai.
In a letter dated 4 December 2025 and addressed to the EC Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa, the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, informed the Commission that a vacancy had arisen in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency.
The communication, issued “in exercise of the power conferred and the duty imposed on the Clerk to Parliament by Article 112(5), as amended, of the 1992 Constitution”, states that the vacancy has been “occasioned by the Order of the High Court, Tamale, for a re-run of the Kpandai Parliamentary Elections, given on the 24th day of November, 2025”.
The notification stems from a judgement in Suit No. NR/TL/HC/E13/22/25, in which the Clerk to Parliament was cited as the 4th Respondent.
Under Article 112(5), once a parliamentary seat becomes vacant, the Clerk must formally notify the EC, which is then required to conduct an election within 90 days of the vacancy, unless it occurs within three months of the dissolution of Parliament.
With the letter issued on 4 December 2025, the EC is now obliged to organise the Kpandai re-run by early March 2026. The Commission is expected to publish a timetable in the coming weeks, including nomination periods and the exact polling date.
Kpandai, located in Ghana’s Northern Region, has become a focal point of post-election legal scrutiny. The High Court’s decision of 24 November 2025 found that irregularities or legal defects in the earlier vote were serious enough to nullify the previous result and require a new election.
The re-run will restore full representation for the people of Kpandai in Parliament and is likely to attract intense attention from the major political parties, given its potential to influence the overall balance of power in the legislature.
