| Ablekuma North | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Accra Metropolis District |
| Region | Greater Accra Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Hon. Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie |
Ablekuma North 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. Ablekuma North is located in the Accra Metropolis in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3]
The constituency also doubles as the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It shares boundaries with the Ablekuma Central, Ablekuma West, Okaikwei North, Okaikwei Central, Okaikwei South, Anyaa Sowutuom, and Weija Gbawe Constituencies. [3]
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Adam Baako Nortey Yeboah | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Kwamena Bartels [2] | New Patriotic Party |
| 2000 | ||
| 2004 | ||
| 2008 | Justice Joe Appiah | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | ||
| 2016 | Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie | New Patriotic Party |
| 2020 | Sheila Penelope Bartels | New Patriotic Party |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Justice Joe Appiah | ||||
| National Democratic Congress | Ras Mubarak | ||||
| Independent | Nana Kwame Minimsaah | ||||
| Progressive People's Party | Ishmael Paakwesi Longdon | ||||
| Convention People's Party | Odartey Mills | ||||
| People's National Convention | Ali Awudu | ||||
| National Democratic Party | Nana Antwi - Boasiako | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Justice Joe Appiah | 45,630 | 57.6 | −7.8 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Ashford Tawiah Smith | 30,150 | 38.1 | +5.4 | |
| Convention People's Party | Ernest Kweku Ortsin | 1,512 | 1.9 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Doris Osei Frimpong | 1,165 | 1.5 | +1.1 | |
| People's National Convention | Bala S. Maikankan | 772 | 1.0 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 15,480 | 19.5 | −13.2 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kwamena Bartels | 55,999 | 65.4 | −3.8 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Ashford Tawiah Smith | 27,988 | 32.7 | +4.1 | |
| Convention People's Party | Benjamin Agbo | 769 | 0.9 | −1.3 | |
| People's National Convention | Bala S. Maikankan | 612 | 0.7 | — | |
| Independent | Kow Asare Nyarko | 304 | 0.4 | — | |
| Majority | 28,011 | 32.7 | −7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 85,926 | 84.7 | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kwamena Bartels | 34,508 | 69.2 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Albert Okpoti Botchway | 14,236 | 28.6 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Doreen Naadjah Sackey | 1,092 | 2.2 | — | |
| Majority | 20,272 | 40.6 | — | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kwamena Bartels | 35,747 | 61.1 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Denanyoh Ben Mensah | 20,214 | 34.5 | — | |
| National Convention Party | Nathaniel Addo | 2,559 | 4.4 | — | |
| Majority | 15,553 | 26.6 | — | ||
| Turnout | 58,520 | 77.3 | — | ||
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