Afigya Sekyere West

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Afigya Sekyere West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Afigya-Sekyere District
Region Ashanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Albert Kan-Dapaah

Afigya Sekyere West 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 Sekyere West is located in the Afigya-Sekyere district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1] The constituency became defunct after the electoral commission rezoned and merged some constituencies ahead of the 2012 parliamentary elections.

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Afigya-Sekyere District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Mrs. Beatrice Aboagye National Democratic Congress
1996 Albert Kan-Dapaah [2] New Patriotic Party
2000
2004
2008

Elections


2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Afigya Sekyere West
Source: Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Albert Kan Dapaah 33,08076.3
National Democratic Congress Joseph Baah9,40121.7
Convention People's Party James Gyimah Dabo6401.5
People's National Convention Joyce Oduro2570.6
Majority23,67954.5

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References

  1. Ghana News Agency (19 October 2008). "Confusion over use of name of Afigya-Kwabre district". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. "Albert Kan-Dapaah, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.