Kwabre West (Ghana parliament constituency)

Ghana constituency infobox
Name = Kwabre West
Map1 =
Map2 = Ghana-Ashanti
Year = 2004
District = Kwabre District
Region = Ashanti Region
MP = Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah
Party = New Patriotic Party

Kwabre 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. Kwabre West is located in the Kwabre district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.

Boundaries

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

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the National Electoral Commission along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230. [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 = New Patriotic Party
candidate = Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah
votes = 26,700
percentage = 84.1
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Gabriel Amakye
votes = 5,046
percentage = 15.9
change = "N/A" Election box majority
votes = 21,654
percentage = 68.2
change = "N/A" Election box end

ee also

*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References