| Amenfi West Parliamentary constituency |
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| Amenfi West is in the Wasa Amenfi West District of the Western Region (Ghana) of Ghana | |
| Created: | |
| MP: | John Gyetuah |
| Party: | New Patriotic Party (NPP) |
| Region: | Western Region (Ghana) |
Amenfi West 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. Amenfi West is located in the Wasa Amenfi West district of the Western Region of Ghana.
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The seat is located entirely within the Wasa Amenfi West district of the Western Region of Ghana.
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 1992 | ||
| 1996 | Abraham Kofi Asante | National Democratic Congress |
| 2003 | Agnes Sonful | New Patriotic Party |
| 2004 | John Gyetuah | National Democratic Congress |
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Amenfi West Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | John Gyetuah | 15,233 | 52.1 | +16.8 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Agnes Sonful | 13,108 | 44.9 | -19.0 | |
| Convention People's Party | Kofi Bayim Antwi | 509 | 1.7 | — | |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party | Dizon Ble Abukwaw | 360 | 1.2 | — | |
| Majority | 4,121 | 28.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 30,146 | 85.3 | +47.5 | ||
Mrs. Agnes Sonful (NPP), a teacher, 52, won the by-election held on 24 April 2003with a majority of 4,121[1] due to the resignation of Abraham Kofi Asante on 26 March 2003.[2]
| Amenfi West by-election, 2003 Source:Ghana Home Page |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Agnes Sonful | 9,218 | 63.9 | +19.3 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Gerald Danquah | 5,097 | 35.3 | -15.7 | |
| Democratic People's Party | Ebo Archer | 121 | 0.8 | — | |
| Majority | 4,121 | 28.6 | +24.2 | ||
| Turnout | 14,746 | 37.8 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Amenfi West Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Abraham Kofi Asante | 10,848 | 51.0 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Samuel Alberto Tekyi | 9,493 | 44.6 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Kwasi Dankama Quarm | 937 | 4.4 | — | |
| Majority | 1,355 | 6.4 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Amenfi West Source:Ghana Home Page |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Abraham Kofi Asante | 16,085 | — | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Samuel Alberto Takyi | 8,311 | — | — | |
| Majority | 7,774 | — | — | ||
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