Afigya Sekyere West | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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.
The seat is located within the Afigya-Sekyere District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Election | Member | Party |
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1992 | Mrs. Beatrice Aboagye | National Democratic Congress |
1996 | Albert Kan-Dapaah [2] | New Patriotic Party |
2000 | ||
2004 | ||
2008 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Patriotic Party | Albert Kan Dapaah | 33,080 | 76.3 | ||
National Democratic Congress | Joseph Baah | 9,401 | 21.7 | ||
Convention People's Party | James Gyimah Dabo | 640 | 1.5 | ||
People's National Convention | Joyce Oduro | 257 | 0.6 | ||
Majority | 23,679 | 54.5 |
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