| Krachi West Parliamentary constituency |
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| Krachi West is in the Krachi District of the Volta Region of Ghana | |
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| MP: | Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo |
| Party: | National Democratic Congress |
| Region: | Volta Region |
Krachi 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. Krachi West is located in the Krachi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
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The seat is located within the Krachi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It covers the whole of the new Krachi District. To the east is the Krachi East constituency. It also shares a short border with the Nkwanta South to the north east. Its western neighbour is the Sene constituency in the Sene District of the Brong Ahafo Region. Its northern neighbour is the East Gonja District in the Northern Region.
This boundaries of this constituency were changed prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi West and the Krachi East constituencies respectively due to the creation of the new Krachi East District from the Krachi district.[1]
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 1992 | Constituency known as Krachi | |
| 1996 | Sampson Kwadwo Apraku | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | Constituency altered from Krachi to Krachi West | |
| 2004 | Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo | National Democratic Congress |
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Krachi West Source:Ghana Home Page |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Convention People's Party | Mapram James Adamu | — | |||
| Democratic People's Party | Alhassan Ibraham Salim | — | |||
| Independent | Kofi Tarkum Tarlor | — | |||
| National Democratic Congress | Francis Yaw Osei-Sarfo | — | |||
| New Patriotic Party | Osei-Nti Douglas | — | |||
| Majority | — | ||||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Krachi West Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo | 15,687 | 44.9 | N/A | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kofi Mensah Demitia | 8,861 | 25.4 | N/A | |
| People's National Convention | Kofi Tarkum | 8,056 | 23 | N/A | |
| Independent | Alhajii Abu Safianu Baba | 1,773 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sampson Kwadwo Apraku Independent | 454 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Owusu Kwasi Michael | 121 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,826 | 19.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 21,222 | 87.2 | N/A | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000:Krachi Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo | 32,368 | 72.6 | N/A | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kofi Mensah Demitia | 7,879 | 17.7 | N/A | |
| National Reform Party | Frank Kwadwo Gyefour | 4,338 | 9.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 24,489 | 54.9 | N/A | ||
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