Krachi East (Ghana parliament constituency)

Krachi East
Parliamentary constituency
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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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Krachi East District of the Volta Region of Ghana.

History

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]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2004 Constituency created
2004 Wisdom Gidisu National Democratic Congress

Elections

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Krachi East
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Convention People's Party Boateng Kofi Emmanuel
Democratic Freedom Party Joseph Kwaku Asiedu
National Democratic Congress Wisdom Gidisu
New Patriotic Party Patrick Charty Jilimah
Majority
Turnout
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Krachi East
Source:Ghana Home Page
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

See also

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