Abura-Asebu (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Abura-Asebu
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District
Region Central Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Anthony Christian Dadzie

Abura-Asebu 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. Abura-Asebu is located in the Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese district of the Central Region of Ghana.

Parliament of Ghana parliament in Ghana since 1950

The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Government of Ghana.

Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District District in Central Region, Ghana

The Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District is one of the seventeen (17) districts in the Central Region of south Ghana. The capital is Abura-Dunkwa.

Ghana Republic in West Africa

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi), Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. Ghana means "Warrior King" in the Soninke language.

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Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese district of the Central Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Vincent K Turkson National Convention Party
1996 Ato Quarshie National Democratic Congress
2000 Harry Halifax-HayfordNational Democratic Congress
2004 Andrew Kingsford Mensah New Patriotic Party
2008 Anthony Christian DadzieNational Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Abura-Asebu
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Democratic Congress Anthony Christian Dadzie19,77556.013.2
New Patriotic Party Maxwell Knoxwell Baidoo13,22137.5-15.9
Convention People's Party Francis Eduakoh2,0505.82.0
Democratic Freedom Party Kwame Edu Ofori2410.7
Majority6,55418.57.9
Turnout 36,21668.8-13.0
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Abura-Asebu
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±
New Patriotic Party Andrew Kingsford Mensah19,19653.412.2
National Democratic Congress Augustine Solomon Ekyefi15,37742.8-2.1
Convention People's Party Victor Nana Kobina Gyan1,3503.8-4.6
Majority15,55410.66.9
Turnout 36,15381.8
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Abura-Asebu
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Democratic Congress Harry Halifax-Hayford13,66144.9-15.4
New Patriotic Party Andrew Kingsford Mensah12,54141.22.2
Convention People's Party Raymond Nonnatus Osei2,5708.4
National Reform Party Joshua Alfred Amuah1,0933.6
People's National Convention Richard Korbla Ametorwo3211.0
United Ghana Movement Peter Yeboah2630.9
Majority1,1203.7-17.6
Turnout
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Abura-Asebu
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Democratic Congress J. E. Afful20,26260.3
New Patriotic Party Andrew Kingsford Mensah13,08839.0
People's Convention Party Emmanuel F. Appiah-Kubi2350.7
Majority7,17421.3
Turnout 33,58573.147.5
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Abura-Asebu
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±
National Convention Party Vincent K. Turkson
Majority
Turnout 13,63925.6

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