Gomoa East (Ghana parliament constituency)
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| Gomoa East Parliamentary constituency |
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| Gomoa East is in the Gomoa District of the Central Region of Ghana | |
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| MP: | Richmond Sam Quarm |
| Party: | New Patriotic Party (NPP) |
| Region: | Central Region |
Gomoa East 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. Gomoa East is located in the Gomoa district of the Central Region of Ghana.
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[edit] Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Gomoa district of the Central Region of Ghana.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 1992 | ||
| 1996 | Thomas Kweku Aubyn | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Emmanuel Acheampong | New Patriotic Party |
| 2003 | Richmond Sam Quarm | New Patriotic Party |
[edit] Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Gomoa East Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Richmond Sam Quarm | 19,634 | 51.9 | -15.4 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Theophilus Kofi Ampah | 14,454 | 38.2 | +6.5 | |
| Independent | Kofi Otu | 1933 | 5.1 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Grace Ignophia Appiah | 1102 | 2.9 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Evans Kofi Otoo | 250 | 0.7 | -0.3 | |
| People's National Convention | Justice Ekow Asafua Ocran | 235 | 0.6 | — | |
| Independent | Michael L. K. Amoah | 193 | 0.5 | — | |
| Majority | 5180 | 13.7 | -19.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,505 | 82.1 | — | ||
Richmond Sam Quarm (NPP) won the by-election held on the 8 April 2003 following the death of Emmanuel Acheampong (NPP) in a road traffic accident on February 9, 2003.[1]
| Gomoa East by-election, 2003 Source:Ghana Home Page |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Richmond Sam Quarm | 11,380 | 67.3 | 19.7 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Richard Annan | 5,356 | 31.7 | -13.4 | |
| Democratic People's Party | Evans Kofi Otoo | 175 | 1.0 | — | |
| Majority | 6,024 | 35.6 | 33.1 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Gomoa East Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Emmanuel Acheampong | 10,900 | 47.6 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Richard Annan | 10,332 | 45.1 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Michael L. K. Amoah | 792 | 3.5 | — | |
| National Reform Party | James Kwaw Buafi | 496 | 2.2 | — | |
| United Ghana Movement | Kwame Ebure | 233 | 1.0 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Sam Ken Mensah | 165 | 0.7 | — | |
| Majority | 568 | 2.5 | — | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "NPP wins Gomoa East by-election", Politics of Wednesday, 9 April 2003, Ghana Home Page. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
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