Akim Swedru (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Akim Swedru
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Birim South District
Region Eastern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Kennedy Osei Nyarko

Akim Swedru 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.

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Boundaries

The Akim Swedru constituency is located within the Birim South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. At the time of the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, this area was represented by the Swedru-Achease constituency. During the 2nd and 3rd Republics, it was part of the Oda constituency. During the 4th Republic, Akim Swedru had its own constituency.

Members of Parliament

First electedMemberParty
1st Rebublic - Swedru-Achease
1965 Mary Winfred Koranteng Convention People's Party
4th Republic - Akim Swedru
1992 Paul Kofi Peprah National Democratic Congress
1996 Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong New Patriotic Party
2008 Joseph Ampomah Bosompem New Patriotic Party
2012 Kennedy Osei Nyarko New Patriotic Party

Elections

2020 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Kennedy Osei Nyarko11,18071.3−0.13
National Democratic Congress Taaju Abdu Rahim4,50328.7+3.41
Majority6,67742.6−3.54
Turnout
Registered electors 24,171


2016 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru
Source:GhanaWeb
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Kennedy Osei Nyarko11,45871.43
National Democratic Congress Robert Samuel Ansah4,05625.29
Progressive People's Party Obiri Ernest Amo5023.13
Convention People's Party Anim Addo250.16
Majority7,40246.14
Turnout 16,041
2012 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru
Source:GhanaWeb
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Kennedy Osei Nyarko8,86555.78
National Democratic Congress Robert Samuel Ansah3,53322.23
IndependentJoseph Ampomah Bosompem3,21720.24
Progressive People's Party Akwasi Amankwah Marfo2311.45
National Democratic Party Godwin Boadi480.30
Majority
Turnout 15,894
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Joseph Ampomah Bosompem19,31463.6−3.8
National Democratic Congress Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi10,84535.74.7
Convention People's Party Francis Williams Yaw Adu2300.2
Majority8,46927.9−8.5
Turnout
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong 21,04867.410.6
National Democratic Congress Baffour Mensah Takyi9,66731.0−6.2
Convention People's Party Edmond Tetteh-Okrah1730.6−0.3
People's National Convention Nana Appiah Boateng1710.50.1
Independent Monica Appiah1580.5
Majority11,38136.416.8
Turnout 31,44287.9
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong 14,61456.82.9
National Democratic Congress Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi9,56737.2−4.9
Independent Yaw Tweneboah6762.6
National Reform Party Ofosu Manu Alex4951.9
Convention People's Party Nana Braku Ntow-Anomah2400.9
People's National Convention Yaw Appiah-Boateng1440.6−1.4
Majority5,04719.60.4
Turnout
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong 15,82453.9
National Democratic Congress Baffour-Mensah Taki12,34842.1
National Convention Party Yaw Appiah-Boateng6012.0
People's National Convention Martin Kwaku Tandoh4702.0
Majority3,47619.2
Turnout 29,88985.559.9
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Paul Kofi Peprah
Majority
Turnout 7,86825.6

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References

  1. "2020 Election - Akim Swedru Constituency Results". Peace FM. Retrieved 10 October 2024.