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.
Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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District | Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District |
Region | Central Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Party | National Democratic Congress |
MP | Samuel Atta Mills |
Boundaries edit
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 edit
Elections edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Dr Joseph Samuel Annan | 22,746 | 48.8 | +15.6 | |
New Patriotic Party | Stephen Nana Ato Arthur | 19,288 | 41.4 | ||
Convention People's Party | Joachim Bruku Eshun | 4,545 | 9.8 | -57.0 | |
Majority | 3,468 | 6.4 | — | ||
Turnout | — |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Convention People's Party | Paa Kwesi Nduom | 30,981 | 66.8 | 23.1 | |
National Democratic Congress | Veronica Essuman Nelson | 15,427 | 33.2 | -13.1 | |
Majority | 15,554 | 33.6% | — | ||
Turnout | 47,347 | 86.2% | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Ato Quarshie | 16,908 | 46.3 | — | |
Convention People's Party | Paa Kwesi Nduom | 15,941 | 43.7 | — | |
New Patriotic Party | George Manso-Howard | 3,477 | 9.5 | — | |
People's National Convention | John K. Assifuah-Nunoo | 178 | 0.5 | — | |
Majority | 967 | 2.6 | — | ||
Turnout | 36,504 | 59.4% | — |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Ato, Quarshie (Dr.)". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Tribute to the Ga politician Joshua Nii Attoh Quarshie • Ade Sawyerr". Ade Sawyerr. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Attoh Quarshie Defies Order Of Police Chiefs". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "President introduces MMDCEs to Ga Mantse". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Paa Kwesi Nduom, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Profile of Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, Presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) | Ghana Election 2016". AfricanElections. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Nduom, Paa Kwesi". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Did You Know This About Hon. Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur?". Skyy Power FM. 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Arthur, Nana Ato Stephen Eng. (Dr)". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Dr. Ato Arthur Takes Office As Head Of Local Government Service". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-20.