Afigya Kwabre North (Ghana parliament constituency)

Afigya Kwabre North
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Afigya Kwabre North District
Region	Ashanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2012
Party	New Patriotic Party
MP	Collins Adomako-Mensah

Afigya Kwabre North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Afigya Kwabre North is located in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The Afigya Kwabre North constituency is located entirely within the boundaries of the Afigya Kwabre North District in the Ashanti Region.^[1] The district itself was inaugurated on 15 March 2018.^[2]

Members of Parliament

First elected	Member	Party
Created 2012
2012	Nana Amaniampong Marfo	New Patriotic Party
2016	Collins Adomako-Mensah	New Patriotic Party

Nana Amaniampong Marfo of the New Patriotic Party was the first ever elected MP for this constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election.^[3] He retained his seat in the 2016 Ghanaian general election.^[4]

Elections

2016 Ghanaian general election: Afigya Kwabre South^[4]^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Nana Amaniampong Marfo	17,978	71.52	+2.18
	National Democratic Congress	Kwaku Agyekum Asare	6,689	26.61	+2.15
	Convention People's Party	Frank Opoku	204	0.81	0.00
	Progressive People's Party	Francis Boadu	197	0.78	−3.45
	People's National Convention	Joyce Oduro	68	0.27	−0.20
Majority			11,289	44.91	+0.03
Turnout			59,186	76.00	−10.70
Registered electors			33,353		—

2012 Ghanaian general election: Afigya Kwabre South^[5]^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Nana Amaniampong Marfo	17,597	69.34	—
	National Democratic Congress	Alex Yaw-Poku	6,207	24.46	—
	Progressive People's Party	Daniel Atta Asenso Peprah	1,073	4.23	—
	Convention People's Party	Duah Hubert	205	0.81	—
	National Democratic Party	Francis Boadu	175	0.69	—
	People's National Convention	Joyce Oduro	120	0.47	—
Majority			11,390	44.88	—
Turnout			25,644	86.70	—
Registered electors			29,575		—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

1. "Afigya Kwabre North District Assembly - constituencies". ghanadistricts.com. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
2. "Afigya Kwabre North District Assembly". ghanadistricts.com. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
3. Dublin, David. "Election Passport - Ghana". electionpassport.com. American University. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
4. "Electoral Commission of Ghana Detailed Parliamentary Election Results Date of Election :- 7th & 8th December 2016" (PDF). Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. 27 December 2016. p. 49. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
5. "Election 2012: Afigya Kwabre North". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

External links

• Election Passport - American University