Nkwanta North (Ghana parliament constituency)
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| Nkwanta North Parliamentary constituency |
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| Nkwanta North is in the Nkwanta District of the Volta Region of Ghana | |
| Created: | 2004 |
| MP: | Joseph K. Nayan |
| Party: | National Democratic Congress |
| Region: | Volta Region |
Nkwanta North 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. Nkwanta North is located in the Nkwanta district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
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[edit] Boundaries
The seat is located within the Nkwanta District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Nkwanta constituency into the new Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South constituencies. [1]
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 2004 | Joseph K. Nayan | New Patriotic Party |
[edit] Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Nkwanta North Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Joseph K. Nayan | 6,178 | 30.0 | N/A | |
| National Democratic Congress | Muftawu Iddrisu | 5,424 | 26.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Dr. J. Mamboah-Rockson | 5,188 | 25.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Abdulai Fulamba | 3,678 | 17.9 | N/A | |
| Convention People's Party | Abdulai Aziz Tairu | 123 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 754 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 21,332 | 93.1 | N/A | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Page 11. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
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