Asawase (Ghana parliament constituency)

Ghana constituency infobox
Name = Asawase
Map1 =
Map2 = Ghana-Ashanti
Year = 2004
District = Kumasi Metropolitan District
Region = Ashanti Region
MP = Dr. Gibril Adamu Mohammed
Party = National Democratic Congress

Asawase 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. Asawase is located in the Kumasi Metropolitan district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 and has been held by the National Democratic Congress since then.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Kumasi Metropolitan District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

History

The constituency was formed in 2004 by the National Electoral Commission along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230. The Asokwa East and Asokwa West constituencies were realigned, forming the Asawase (Asokwa) constituency and the new Oforikrom constituency.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Dr. Gibril Adamu Mohammed
votes = 33,541
percentage = 49.7
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = New Patriotic Party
candidate = Patrick Appiagyei
votes = 29,067
percentage = 43.1
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = Abdul Majeed Alhassan
votes = 2,505
percentage = 3.7
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = People's National Convention
candidate = Thomas Tangwanse Atigah
votes = 1,598
percentage = 2.4
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = Convention People's Party
candidate = King Hassan Abu Bong
votes = 570
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = Democratic People's Party (Ghana)
candidate = Adam Diyawu Rahman
votes = 204
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A" Election box majority
votes = 4,474
percentage = 6.6
change = "N/A" Election box end

ee also

*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References