Nkwanta South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Nkwanta South Parliamentary constituency
Nkwanta South is in the Nkwanta District of the Volta Region of Ghana
Created:	2004
MP:	Gershon Kofi Bediako Gbediame
Party:	National Democratic Congress
Region:	Volta Region

Nkwanta South 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. Nkwanta South is located in the Nkwanta district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Nkwanta District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Nkwanta constituency into the new Nkwanta South and Nkwanta South constituencies. ^[1]

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Nkwanta constituency
1996	Gershon Kofi Bediako Gbediame	National Democratic Congress
2004	Constituency changed from Nkwanta to Nkwanta South
2004	Gershon Kofi Bediako Gbediame	National Democratic Congress

Elections

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Nkwanta South Source:Ghana Home Page
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Boamah Asomani			—
	Independent	Okogye A. K. Joseph			—
	Independent	Oliver Ayivi			—
	National Democratic Congress	Gersjpm Kofi Bediako Gbediame			—
	New Patriotic Party	Joseph Booker Yaw Denteh			—
Majority					—
Turnout					—

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Nkwanta South Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Gershon Kofi Bediako Gbediame	15,569	52.2	N/A
	New Patriotic Party	Joseph Booker Yaw Denteh	8,605	28.9	N/A
	People's National Convention	Michael Lijowel Punaful	5,178	17.4	N/A
	Convention People's Party	Samuel Awiagah	457	1.5	N/A
Majority			6,964	23.3	N/A
Turnout			30,763	85.6	N/A

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000:Nkwanta Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Gershon Kofi Bediako Gbediame	20,734	53.4	N/A
	New Patriotic Party	Abdulai Fuhlamba	8,969	23.1	N/A
	National Reform Party	Mawah Martin Bacheri	4,737	12.2	N/A
	People's National Convention	Musah Braimah Adams	1,978	5.1	N/A
	Convention People's Party	Samuel K. Asare	1,921	4.9	N/A
	United Ghana Movement	Joe Washington Ampim	468	1.2	N/A
Majority			11,765	30.3	N/A

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

• Adam Carr's Election Archives
• Ghana Home Page

1. ^ Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). "The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections". Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. pp. Page 11. http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ghana/03610.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-14.