Akrofuom (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Akrofuom
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Obuasi Municipal District
Region Ashanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Alex Blankson

Akrofuom 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. Akrofuom is located in the Obuasi Municipal district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

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This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Obuasi Municipal District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2004 Constituency created
2004 Kwabena Appiah-Pinkrah New Patriotic Party

Elections

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Akrofuom
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Kwabena Appiah-Pinkrah10,80870.4N/A
National Democratic Congress Joseph Kwaku Abim4,53529.6N/A
Majority6,27340.8N/A

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References

  1. "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.