Krachi West (Ghana parliament constituency)

Ghana constituency infobox
Name = Krachi West
Map1 =
Map2 = Ghana-Volta
Year =
District = Krachi District
Region = Volta Region
MP = Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo
Party = National Democratic Congress

Krachi West 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. Krachi West is located in the Krachi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Krachi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It covers the whole of the new Krachi District. To the east is the Krachi East constituency. It also shares a short border with the Nkwanta South to the north east. Its western neighbour is the Sene constituency in the Sene District of the Brong Ahafo Region. Its northern neighbour is the East Gonja District in the Northern Region.

History

This boundaries of this constituency were changed prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi West and the Krachi East constituencies respectively due to the creation of the new Krachi East District from the Krachi district. [cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gh/faq.php |title=FAQ's |accessdate=2007-07-26 |publisher=Parliament of Ghana]

Members of Parliament

Elections

Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo
votes = 15,687
percentage = 44.9
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = New Patriotic Party
candidate = Kofi Mensah Demitia
votes = 8,861
percentage = 25.4
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = People's National Convention
candidate = Kofi Tarkum
votes = 8,056
percentage = 23
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = Alhajii Abu Safianu Baba
votes = 1,773
percentage = 5.1
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = Sampson Kwadwo Apraku Independent
votes = 454
percentage = 1.3
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = Owusu Kwasi Michael
votes = 121
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A" Election box majority
votes = 6,826
percentage = 19.5
change = "N/A" Election box turnout
votes = 21,222
percentage = 87.2
change = "N/A" Election box end

Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo
votes = 32,368
percentage = 72.6
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = New Patriotic Party
candidate = Kofi Mensah Demitia
votes = 7,879
percentage = 17.7
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = National Reform Party
candidate = Frank Kwadwo Gyefour
votes = 4,338
percentage = 9.7
change = "N/A" Election box majority
votes = 24,489
percentage = 54.9
change = "N/A" Election box end

ee also

*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana11.txt Adam Carr's Election Archives]
* [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/election2004/parliament.constituency.php?ID=190 Ghana Home Page]