Akrofuom (Ghana parliament constituency)

Ghana constituency infobox
Name = Akrofuom
Map1 =
Map2 = Ghana-Ashanti
Year = 2004
District = Obuasi Municipal District
Region = Ashanti Region
MP = Kwabena Appiah-Pinkrah
Party = New Patriotic Party

Akrofuom 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. Akrofuom is located in the Obuasi Municipal 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 Obuasi Municipal 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 = Kwabena Appiah-Pinkrah
votes = 10,808
percentage = 70.4
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Joseph Kwaku Abim
votes = 4,535
percentage = 29.6
change = "N/A" Election box majority
votes = 6,273
percentage = 40.8
change = "N/A" Election box end

ee also

*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References