| Afigya Kwabre South | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Afigya-Kwabre District |
| Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2012 |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | William Owuraku Aidoo |
Afigya Kwabre South 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. Afigya Kwabre South is located in the Afigya-Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The Afigya Kwabre South constituency is located entirely within the boundaries of the Afigya-Kwabre South District in the Ashanti Region. The district itself was created on 1 November 2007. It was carved out of Kwabre East and Sekyere South Districts. [1]
| First elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Created 2012 | ||
| 2012 | William Owuraku Aidoo | New Patriotic Party |
William Owuraku Aidoo of the New Patriotic Party was the first ever elected MP for this constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election. [2] He retained his seat in the 2016 Ghanaian general election. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | William Owuraku Aidoo | 48,184 | 81.71 | +1.76 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Oppong Kyekyeku Kaakyire | 8,217 | 13.93 | -3.28 | |
| Independent | Millicent Elizabeth Boateng | 2,018 | 3.42 | — | |
| Progressive People's Party | Isaac Brobbey | 283 | 0.48 | -2.04 | |
| People's National Convention | Robert Dambo | 266 | 0.45 | — | |
| Majority | 39,967 | 67.78 | +5.04 | ||
| Turnout | 59,186 | 77.00 | — | ||
| Registered electors | 76,418 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | William Owuraku Aidoo | 45,841 | 79.95 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Oppong Kyekye Kaakyire | 9,911 | 17.21 | — | |
| Progressive People's Party | John Yaw Asubonteng | 1,446 | 2.52 | — | |
| National Democratic Party | Kwame Amaning-Kwarteng Amoako | 139 | 0.24 | — | |
| Majority | 35,930 | 62.74 | — | ||
| Turnout | 57,621 | 87.17 | — | ||
| Registered electors | 66,096 | — | |||
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