| Asokwa Parliamentary constituency |
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| Asokwa is in the Asante Akim South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana | |
| Created: | 2004 |
| MP: | Maxwell Kofi Jumah |
| Party: | New Patriotic Party |
| Region: | Ashanti Region |
Asokwa 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. Asante-Akim South is located in the Asante Akim South district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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The seat is located within the Asante Akim South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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.[1]
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 2004 | Constituency created | |
| 2004 | Maxwell Kofi Jumah | New Patriotic Party |
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Asokwa Source: Ghana Home Page |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Maxwell Kofi Jumah | 34,801 | 62.0 | ||
| Independent | Gyimah Akwanuasah | 13,665 | 24.4 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Kwaku Baah Bonsu | 7,653 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | 21,136 | 37.6 | |||
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