Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (Ghana parliament constituency)

Ghana constituency infobox
Name = Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem
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Map2 = Ghana-Central
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District = Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District
Region = Central Region
MP = Paa Kwesi Nduom
Party = Convention People's Party (CPP)

Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem 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. Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem is located in the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district of the Central Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district of the Central Region of Ghana. Both the district and the constituency share common borders. It is in the south western corner of the region. It shares its northern and western borders with the Western Region of Ghana. To the north east is the Hemang Lower Denkyira constituency and to the east, the Cape Coast constituency. The Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Guinea is to the south.

Members of Parliament

Elections

As Paa Kwesi Nduom, who was a Minister of state in the New Patriotic Party Kufuor government was contesting the elections, the NPP decided not to field a candidate in this constituency but to back Nduom of the CPP instead.

Election box candidate
party = Convention People's Party
candidate = Paa Kwesi Nduom
votes = 30,981
percentage = 66.8
change = 23.1 Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Veronica Essuman Nelson
votes = 15,427
percentage = 33.2
change = -13.1 Election box majority
votes = 15,554
percentage = 33.6%
change = — Election box turnout
votes = 47,347
percentage = 86.2%
change = — Election box end

Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Ato Quarshie
votes = 16,908
percentage = 46.3
change = — Election box candidate
party = Convention People's Party
candidate = Paa Kwesi Nduom
votes = 15,941
percentage = 43.7
change = — Election box candidate
party = New Patriotic Party
candidate = George Manso-Howard
votes = 3,477
percentage = 9.5
change = — Election box candidate
party = People's National Convention
candidate = John K. Assifuah-Nunoo
votes = 178
percentage = 0.5
change = — Election box majority
votes = 967
percentage = 2.6
change = — Election box turnout
votes = 36,504
percentage = 59.4%
change = — Election box end

ee also

*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
*Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District

References