Kwabre 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. Kwabre West is located in the Kwabre district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Kwabre West | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | Kwabre District |
Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2004 |
Party | New Patriotic Party |
MP | Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah |
This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.
Boundaries edit
The seat is located within the Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
History edit
The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.[1]
Members of Parliament edit
Election | Member | Party |
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2004 | Constituency created | |
2004 | Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah | New Patriotic Party |
Elections edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Patriotic Party | Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah | 26,700 | 84.1 | N/A | |
National Democratic Congress | Gabriel Amakye | 5,046 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 21,654 | 68.2 | N/A |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.