Akrofuom (Ghana parliament constituency)

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.

Akrofuom
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Obuasi Municipal District
Region	Ashanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	New Patriotic Party
MP	Alex Blankson

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 Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
2004	Constituency created
2004	Kwabena Appiah-Pinkrah	New Patriotic Party

Elections

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Akrofuom
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Kwabena Appiah-Pinkrah	10,808	70.4	N/A
	National Democratic Congress	Joseph Kwaku Abim	4,535	29.6	N/A
Majority			6,273	40.8	N/A

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies