Ablekuma West

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Ablekuma West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Accra Metropolis District
Region Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Ursula Owusu

Ablekuma West is one of the 275 constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Ablekuma West is located in the Accra Metropolis in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The member elected at the 2012 general election was Ursula Owusu of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

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History and boundaries

Ablekuma West was one of 45 newly created constituencies for the 2012 general election. [1] It covers the districts of Dansoman, Sahara, Gbegbeyise, Agege, Glefe, Opetekwe and Shiabu. [1] Before the 2016 general election, incumbent MP Ursula Owusu was challenged in an NPP primary election by constituency chairman Theophilus Tettey Enyo and businessman Roni Nicole. [2] The primary proved controversial, with disputes over voting registers used [1] resulting in legal challenges by party members [2] and Enyo's withdrawal. Owusu beat Nicole by 554 votes to 317, with up to 400 members reported to have boycotted the contest in protest. [3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2012 Ursula Owusu-Ekuful New Patriotic Party
2016

Elections

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election:
Source:pulse.com.gh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Ursula Owusu36,97558.22
National Democratic Congress Victoria Hamah26,15341.18
Progressive People's Party Perry Senyo2910.46
People's National Convention Daniel Noye550.09
National Democratic Party Magnus Asiamah Bekoe400.06
Majority10,82217.04
Turnout ———

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gyamfi, Kwesi (8 April 2016). "What you need to know about Ablekuma West". pulse.com.gh. Accra . Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 Tornyi, Emmanuel (6 February 2016). "Ablekuma West heats up for NPP primary". pulse.com.gh. Accra . Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ursula wins NPP Ablekuma West primary". ghanaweb.com. Ghana. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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