Nkwanta South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Nkwanta South (Ghana parliament constituency)
Nkwanta South
Parliamentary constituency
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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.

Contents

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

References

  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. 


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