Akan (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Akan | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Kadjebi District |
| Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Joseph Kwadwo Ofori |
The Akan constituency 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. It is located in the Kadjebi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The constituency is located within the Kadjebi district of the Volta Region of Ghana. To the north is the Nkwanta South constituency in the Nkwanta District, to the west, the Krachi East in the Krachi East District, to the south the Jasikan District and to the east, the Ghana - Togo border.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dr. Seth Kwabena Akompi | National Convention Party |
| 1996 | John Kwadwo Gyapong | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Bawa Rashid | Independent |
| 2004 | John Kwadjo Gyampong | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | John Kwadwo Ofori | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Akan Sources:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Joseph Kwadwo Ofori | 13,730 | 58.6 | +2.7 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kofi Adjei Ntim | 7,989 | 34.1 | -6.0 | |
| Independent | George Harrison | 791 | 3.4 | — | |
| Independent | Ahmed Miniru | 362 | 1.5 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Maxwel Gyambiby Ansong | 263 | 1.1 | -1.2 | |
| Convention People's Party | Rashid Alao | 121 | 0.5 | -1.2 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Justice Nkani | 97 | 0.4 | — | |
| Independent | Solomon Okoree | 85 | 0.4 | — | |
| Majority | 5,741 | 24.5 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 23,863 | 64.1 | -24.4 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Akan Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | John Kwadjo Gyampong | 13,716 | 55.9 | 1.0 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Alhaji Rashid Bawa | 9,843 | 40.1 | 37.7 | |
| People's National Convention | Maxwel Gyambiby Ansong | 565 | 2.3 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Pastor Gidson G. Akromah | 425 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| Majority | 3,873 | 15.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 25,340 | 88.5 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Akan Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Rashid Bawa | 12,306 | 54.9 | +54.1 | |
| National Democratic Congress | John Kwadwo Gyapong | 9,386 | 41.9 | -21.5 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kofi Asiedu-Mensah | 536 | 2.4 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Gibson-Godfried Akromah | 196 | 0.9 | — | |
| Majority | 2,920 | 13.0 | -30.8 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Akan Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | John Kwadwo Gyapong | 16,008 | 63.4 | — | |
| Independent | Fudu Kassim | 4,942 | 19.6 | — | |
| People's Convention Party | James Yaw Fato | 3,875 | 15.4 | — | |
| Independent | Seth Frank Alifui | 213 | 0.8 | — | |
| National Convention Party | Joseph Yaw Biadoo | 196 | 0.7 | — | |
| Majority | 11,006 | 43.8 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Akan Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Convention Party | Dr. Seth Kwabena Akompi | — | |||
| Majority | — | ||||
| Turnout | 13,286 | 46.3 | — | ||
See also
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