Atiwa (Ghana parliament constituency)

Atiwa
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
District Atiwa District
Region Eastern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Kwesi Amoako Atta

Atiwa 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. Atiwa is located in the Atiwa district of the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The constituency is located within the Atiwa District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 William Obeng Boateng National Convention Party
1996 Yaw Baning-Darko New Patriotic Party
2000 Charles Yaw Brempong-Yeboah New Patriotic Party
2008 Kwasi Annoh Ankamah New Patriotic Party
2010 Kwesi Amoako Atta New Patriotic Party

Elections

A by-election was scheduled for 31 August 2010[1] following the death of Kwasi Annoh Ankama, NPP MP for Atiwa. He died during a trip to London.[2] Kwesi Amoako Atta also of the NPP, won the seat with a vote of 20,282 (75%). This gave him a majority of 14,092 (52.1%).[3]

2010 by-election: Atiwa
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Kwesi Amoako Atta 20,282 75.0 -1.4
National Democratic Congress Emmanuel Atta Twum 6,190 22.9 0.2
New Vision Party George Padmore Apreku 477 1.8
People's National Convention Kasum Abdul-Karim 94 0.3 -0.6
Majority 14,092 52.1 -1.6
Turnout 27,540 53.3 -20.9
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Atiwa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Kwasi Annoh Ankamah 26,423 76.4 2.2
National Democratic Congress Emmanuel Atta Twum 7,851 22.7 1.3
People's National Convention Kasum Abdul-Karim 296 0.9 -0.3
Majority 18,572 53.7 -8.5
Turnout 34,931 74.2 -14.9
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Atiwa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Charles Yaw Brempong-Yeboah 25,468 74.2 5.4
National Democratic Congress John Amponsah-Kyei 7,313 21.4 -9.0
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Sarpong Aboagye Isaac 1,126 3.3
People's National Convention Appiah Gyekye Dan King 407 1.2 -0.1
Majority 18,155 58.2 21.8
Turnout 34,868 89.1
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Atiwa
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Charles Yaw Brempong-Yeboah 18,689 66.8 5.8
National Democratic Congress Ben Ohene-Kwapong 8,489 30.4 -3.7
Convention People's Party Joseph Baah 428 1.5
People's National Convention Daniel Kingsley G. Appiah 353 1.3 -3.6
Majority 10,200 36.4 9.5
Turnout 29,959
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Atiwa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Yaw Baning-Darko 18,735 61.0
National Democratic Congress Ben Ohene-Kwapong 10,480 34.1
People's National Convention Emmanuel Darkwa-Adae 1,516 4.9
Majority 8,255 26.9
Turnout 31,731 81.3 50.9
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Atiwa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Convention Party William Obeng Boateng
Majority
Turnout 11,846 30.4

See also

References

  1. "NDC assured of victory in by-election". Ghana Home Page. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  2. "Atiwa MP is dead". Ghana Home Page. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  3. "NPP retains Atiwa seat". Ghana Home Page. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-09-05.

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