Akim Swedru (Ghana parliament constituency)

Akim Swedru
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
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.

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 elected	Member	Party
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

2024 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Kennedy Osei Nyarko	9,443	66.36	−4.93
	NDC	Taaju Abdu Rahim	4,788	33.64	+4.93
Majority			4,655	32.72	−9.88
Turnout			14,444	—	—
Registered electors

2020 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Kennedy Osei Nyarko	11,180	71.29	+0.56
	NDC	Taaju Abdu Rahim	4,503	28.71	+3.13
Majority			6,677	42.6	−2.55
Turnout				—	—
Registered electors			24,171

2016 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Kennedy Osei Nyarko	11,458	71.43	15.65
	NDC	Robert Samuel Ansah	4,056	25.29	3.06
	PPP	Obiri Ernest Amo	502	3.13	1.68
	CPP	Anim Addo	25	0.16	—
Majority			7,402	45.15	11.60
Turnout			16,155	72.13	—
Registered electors			22,395

2012 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru ^{[6] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Kennedy Osei Nyarko	8,865	55.78	−7.82
	NDC	Robert Samuel Ansah	3,533	22.23	−13.47
	Independent	Joseph Ampomah Bosompem	3,217	20.24	—
	PPP	Akwasi Amankwah Marfo	231	1.45	—
	NDP	Godwin Boadi	48	0.30	—
Majority			5,332	33.55	5.65
Turnout			15,894	—	—
Registered electors			19,035		—

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru ^{[7] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Joseph Ampomah Bosompem	19,314	63.6	−3.8
	NDC	Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi	10,845	35.7	4.7
	CPP	Francis Williams Yaw Adu	230	0.2	−0.4
Majority			8,469	27.9	−8.5
Turnout			30,895	74.7	−13.2
Registered electors			41,356

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru ^{[8] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong	21,048	67.4	10.6
	NDC	Baffour Mensah Takyi	9,667	31.0	−6.2
	CPP	Edmond Tetteh-Okrah	173	0.6	−0.3
	People's National Convention (Ghana)	Nana Appiah Boateng	171	0.5	0.1
	Independent	Monica Appiah	158	0.5	—
Majority			11,381	36.4	16.8
Turnout			31,442	87.9	—
Registered electors			35,780

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong	14,614	56.8	2.9
	National Democratic Congress	Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi	9,567	37.2	−4.9
	Independent	Yaw Tweneboah	676	2.6	—
	National Reform Party	Ofosu Manu Alex	495	1.9	—
	Convention People's Party	Nana Braku Ntow-Anomah	240	0.9	—
	People's National Convention	Yaw Appiah-Boateng	144	0.6	−1.4
Majority			5,047	19.6	0.4
Turnout			—	—	—

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong	15,824	53.9	—
	National Democratic Congress	Baffour-Mensah Taki	12,348	42.1	—
	National Convention Party	Yaw Appiah-Boateng	601	2.0	—
	People's National Convention	Martin Kwaku Tandoh	470	2.0	—
Majority			3,476	19.2	—
Turnout			29,889	85.5	59.9

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Paul Kofi Peprah			—
Majority					—
Turnout			7,868	25.6	—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
• Birim South District
• Akim Swedru

References

1. "Parliamentary Summary Results by Constituencies - Akim Swedru". www.ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
2. "Akim Swedru Summary - 2024 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
3. "2020 Election - Akim Swedru Constituency Results". Peace FM. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
4. Lublin, David. "Election Passport". American University. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
5. "Electoral Commission of Ghana - Detailed Parliamentary Election Results - Date of Election :- 7th & 8th December 2016" (pdf). Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 27 December 2016. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
6. "Election 2012: Akim Swedru". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
7. "Parliamentary Results Akyem Swedru (Eastern Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
8. "Electoral Commission of Ghana Parliamentary Election Results Date of Election:- Tuesday, 7th December 2004" (PDF). www.ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2025.

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