Krachi East (Ghana parliament constituency)
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| Krachi East Parliamentary constituency |
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| Krachi East is in the Krachi East District of the Volta Region of Ghana | |
| Created: | 2004 |
| MP: | Wisdom Gidisu |
| Party: | National Democratic Congress |
| Region: | Volta Region |
Krachi 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. Krachi East is located in the Krachi East district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi East and the Krachi West constituencies respectively.
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[edit] Boundaries
The seat is located within the Krachi East District of the Volta Region of Ghana.
[edit] History
The constituency was first created in 2004 by the National Electoral Commission along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.[1]
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 2004 | Constituency created | |
| 2004 | Wisdom Gidisu | National Democratic Congress |
[edit] Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Krachi East Source:Ghana Home Page |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Wisdom Gidisu | 14,652 | 70.1 | N/A | |
| New Patriotic Party | John Gyamfi | 6,261 | 29.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,391 | 40.2 | N/A | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ FAQ's. Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
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