Afigya Kwabre South (Ghana parliament constituency)

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	Damata Ama Appianima Salam [1]

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.

Boundaries

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. ^[2]

Members of Parliament

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. ^[3] He retained his seat in the 2016 Ghanaian general election. ^[4]

Elections

2016 Ghanaian general election: Afigya Kwabre South ^{[4] [5] [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		—

2012 Ghanaian general election: Afigya Kwabre South ^{[6] [3]}

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		—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

1. "Region - MyJoyOnline".
2. "Afigya-Kwabre District Assembly". ghanadistricts.com. Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
3. Dublin, David. "Election Passport - Ghana". electionpassport.com. American University. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
4. "Electoral Commission of Ghana Detailed Parliamentary Election Results Date of Election :- 7th & 8th December 2016" (PDF). Official website. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 27 December 2016. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
5. "Parliamentary Results for Afigya Kwabre South". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
6. "Election 2012: Afigya Kwabre South". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

External links

• Election Passport - American University