| Akwatia | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Denkyembour District |
| Region | Eastern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Bernard Baidoo |
Akwatia 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. Akwatia is located in the Denkyembour district of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
The constituency is located within the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
| First elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Gilbert Kwasi Agyei | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Alhaji Mohammed Erzuah Siam | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Kinston Akomeng Kissi | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Kofi Asare | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | Baba Jamal | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Mercy Adu-Gyamfi | New Patriotic Party |
| 2020 | Henry Boakye | National Democratic Congress |
| 2024 | Ernest Kumi | New Patriotic Party |
| 2025 | Bernard Baidoo | National Democratic Congress |
A by-election was held on 2 September 2025 following the death of the incumbent MP, Ernest Kumi of the NPP. The seat was won by Bernard Baidoo of the NDC. The NPP thus lost this seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Bernard Baidoo | 18,199 | 54.30 | +17.13 | |
| NPP | Solomon Asumadu | 15,235 | 45.46 | −7.37 | |
| Liberal Party of Ghana | Patrick Owusu | 82 | 0.24 | — | |
| Majority | 2,964 | 8.84 | +3.24 | ||
| Turnout | 33,819 | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | ||||
The result of the 2024 election in this constituency was contested. In February 2025, Kumi defied an interim injunction by the Koforidua High Court barring him from being sworn-in as MP for Akwatia and was found to be in contempt of the court. A warrant was issued for his arrest. This conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court of Ghana in June 2025. Kumi however died suddenly in July 2025. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Ernest Yaw Kumi | 19,269 | 52.83 | +4.33 | |
| NDC | Henry Yiadom Boakye | 17,206 | 47.17 | −4.33 | |
| Majority | 2,063 | 5.66 | +2.66 | ||
| Turnout | 36,769 | — | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Henry Yiadom Boakye | 19,899 | 51.50 | +6.05 | |
| NPP | Ernest Yaw Kumi | 18,742 | 48.50 | −8.71 | |
| Majority | 1,157 | 3.00 | −8.76 | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Mercy Adu-Gyamfi | 21,433 | 57.21 | +7.92 | |
| NDC | Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed | 15,905 | 45.45 | −5.26 | |
| CPP | Joyce Sakyi | 127 | 0.34 | ||
| Majority | 5,528 | 11.76 | |||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed | 20,308 | 50.71 | ||
| NPP | Kofi Asare | 19,737 | 49.29 | ||
| PPP | Felix Seth Larbi | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
The 2008 parliamentary election was rerun in 6 polling stations on 18 August 2009. It was won by the NPP candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kofi Asare | 17,900 | — | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed | 15, 860 | — | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Samuel Agyei | — | — | ||
| Independent | Basil Ahiable | — | — | ||
| Independent | Abrokwa Samuel | — | — | ||
| Majority | 2,040 | — | — | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||