Akuapem North | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | Akuapem North District |
Region | Eastern Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2016 |
Party | New Patriotic Party (Ghana) |
MP | Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei [1] |
Akuapem North 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. Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei is the member of parliament for the constituency. She was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won a majority of 26,655 votes. [2]
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Government of Ghana.
Nana Dokua Asiamah Adjei is a Ghanaian politician and the member of parliament for Akuapem North constituency in the Eastern region of Ghana. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party who is currently the Ghanaian deputy minister of information.
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this category includes specifically members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title. Member of Congress is an equivalent term in other jurisdictions.
Election | Member | Party |
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2016 | Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei [3] | New Patriotic Party |
The seat is located entirely within the Akuapem North Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
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