Ablekuma West

Ablekuma West
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Accra Metropolis District
Region	Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2012
Party	National Democratic Congress (Ghana)
MP	Ebenezer Kwaku Addo

Ablekuma West is one of the 276 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 is Ebenezer Kwaku Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

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

First elected	Member	Party
2012 Ghanaian general election	Ursula Owusu	New Patriotic Party
2016 Ghanaian general election
2020 Ghanaian general election
2024 Ghanaian general election	Ebenezer Kwaku Addo	National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

Elections

Ursula Owusu had been the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West since the constituency was created in 2012. Following the 2020 election, she declared that she would not lose the seat until death. At the following election in 2024, she lost the seat to the runner up from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in the 2020 election. ^[4]

2024 Ghanaian general election: Ablekuma West ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDC	Ebenezer Kwaku Addo	31,866	54.53	+9.40
	NPP	Ursula Gifty Owusu-Ekuful	26,575	45.47	−9.40
Majority			5,291	9.06	−0.68
Turnout			—	—	—
Registered electors			—		—

2020 Ghanaian general election: Ablekuma West ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Ursula Gifty Owusu-Ekuful	37,363	54.87	—
	NDC	Ebenezer Kwaku Addo	30,733	45.13	—
	Liberal Party of Ghana	Esther Dickson	0	0.00	—
	People's National Convention (Ghana)	Daniel Osekine Noye	0	0.00	—
	Ghana Union Movement	Henry Antwi	0	0.00	—
Majority			6,630	9.74	—
Turnout			—	—	—
Registered electors			—		—

2016 Ghanaian general election: Ablekuma West ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Ursula Gifty Owusu-Ekuful	32,964	56.82	—
	NDC	Diana Obenewaa Twum	20,240	34.89	—
	Independent	Theophilus Nii Ayerkwei Tettey	4,327	7.46	—
	PPP	Charlotte Kumea Korang	443	0.76	—
	People's National Convention (Ghana)	Daniel O. Noye	45	0.08	—
Majority			—	—	—
Turnout			—	—	—
Registered electors			—		—

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election:
Source:pulse.com.gh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Ursula Owusu	36,975	58.22
	National Democratic Congress	Victoria Hamah	26,153	41.18
	Progressive People's Party	Perry Senyo	291	0.46
	People's National Convention	Daniel Noye	55	0.09
	National Democratic Party	Magnus Asiamah Bekoe	40	0.06
Majority			10,822	17.04
Turnout			—	—	—
Registered electors

References

1. Gyamfi, Kwesi (8 April 2016). "What you need to know about Ablekuma West". pulse.com.gh. Accra . Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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.
4. "2020 video of Ursula Owusu-Ekuful bragging that she can never be defeated pops up". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
5. "Ablekuma West Summary - 2024 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
6. "Parliamentary Results for Ablekuma West". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
7. "Parliament: Central Summary". modernghana.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.