Buem (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Buem | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Jasikan District |
| Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Henry Ford Kamel |
The Buem 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 Jasikan district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The constituency is located within the Jasikan district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It is one of two constituencies in this district, the other being the Akan constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Emil Kwadzo Brantuo | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | Henry Ford Kamel | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2012: Buem Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana Ghana Home Page | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Henry Ford Kofi Kamel | 19,031 | 73.8 | 8.0 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Francis Asuka-Boakye | 5,404 | 21.0 | -6.5 | |
| Convention People's Party | Nelson Asafo | 850 | 3.3 | 2.4 | |
| People's National Convention | Darko-Boateng Adams | 502 | 1.9 | — | |
| Majority | 13,627 | 52.8 | 14.5 | ||
| Turnout | 26,252 | 70.7 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Buem Source:Ghana Home Page | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Henry Ford Kamel | 1,2766 | 65.8 | -4.2 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Bob-Charles Agbentor | 5,340 | 27.5 | 5.5 | |
| Independent | Obeng Akyea Richard Asafoatse | 755 | 3.9 | — | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Patience Ama Yirenkyi | 353 | 1.8 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Kwabena Ahenkora Osei Boahene | 179 | 0.9 | — | |
| Majority | 12,426 | 38.3 | -9.7 | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Buem Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Henry Ford Kamel | 15,295 | 70.0 | 21.2 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Bob Charles Agbontor | 4,807 | 22.0 | 15.0 | |
| Convention People's Party | Sosthenes Simon Sakyi | 1,602 | 7.3 | -0.3 | |
| People's National Convention | Mohammed Nurudeen | 139 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 10,488 | 48.0 | 22.5 | ||
| Turnout | 21,743 | 84.8 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Buem Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Emil Kwadzo Brantuo | 9,610 | 48.8 | -14.3 | |
| Independent | Adjei Richard Kwadwo | 4,578 | 23.3 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Ernest A. Yeboah | 2,356 | 12.0 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Sosthenes S. Sakyi | 1,500 | 7.6 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Sam Baidu Kelele | 1,386 | 7.0 | +2.2 | |
| United Ghana Movement | Nyame Manasseh Ebun | 144 | 0.7 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Donkor S. Kwamena | 110 | 0.6 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 5,032 | 25.5 | -6.4 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Avenor-Ave Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Emil Kwadzo Brantuo | 15,623 | 63.1 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Sosthenes Simon Sakyi | 7,722 | 31.2 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Bani Nyarko Agyemang Charles | 1,186 | 4.8 | — | |
| National Convention Party | Nayo Rockson | 114 | 0.5 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Bobison Emmanuel Kwaku | 99 | 0.4 | — | |
| Majority | 7,901 | 31.9 | — | ||
| Turnout | 25,146 | 81.3 | +10.3 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Avenor-Ave Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Emil Kwadzo Brantuo | — | |||
| Majority | — | ||||
| Turnout | 19,650 | 71.0 | — | ||
See also
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