Cape Coast (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Cape Coast | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Cape Coast Municipal District |
| Region | Central Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Ebo Barton-Odro |
Awutu-Senya 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. Cape Coast constituency is located in the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Harry Hayford | National Convention Party |
| 1996 | Christine Churcher | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Ebo Barton-Odro | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Cape Coast Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Ebo Barton-Odro | 38,694 | 54.1 | 9.6 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kwamena Ollenu Amponsah-Dadzie | 31,426 | 44.0 | -7.2 | |
| Convention People's Party | Emmanuel Kweku Sagoe | 947 | 1.3 | -2.2 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Joel Eshun | 219 | 0.3 | — | |
| Independent | Ato Aidoo Nyanor | 217 | 0.3 | — | |
| Majority | 7,268 | 10.1 | 3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 72,053 | 69.5 | -16.8 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Cape Coast Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Christine Churcher | 36,264 | 51.2 | -4.5 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Ebo Barton-Odro | 31,538 | 44.5 | 2.9 | |
| Convention People's Party | Araba Bentsi-Enchill | 2,497 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| People's National Convention | Macdonald Kobbs Tongo | 567 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 4,726 | 6.7 | -7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 71,781 | 86.3 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Cape Coast Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Christine Churcher | 31,573 | 55.7 | 3.7 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Ebo Barton-Odro | 23,550 | 41.6 | -4.4 | |
| Convention People's Party | Araba Bentsi-Enchill | 846 | 1.5 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Macdonald Kobbs Tong | 374 | 0.7 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Kweku Orleans-Lindsay | 309 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 8,023 | 14.1 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Cape Coast Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Christine Churcher | 30,496 | 54.0 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | S. Valis - Akyianu | 25,932 | 46.0 | — | |
| Majority | 4,564 | 8.0 | — | ||
| Turnout | 56428 | 85.4 | 53.7 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Cape Coast Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Convention Party | Harry Hayford | — | — | — | |
| Majority | — | — | — | ||
| Turnout | 12,005 | 31.7 | — | ||
See also
- List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
- Cape Coast Municipal District
- Cape Coast
References
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