Amansie West (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Amansie West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Amansie West District
Region Ashanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Grace Addo

Amansie West 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. Amansie West is located in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Kofi Amankwaa Peasah National Democratic Congress
1996 Anthony Boakye-Yiadom New Patriotic Party
2000 Stephen Cobbinah Bour KarikariNew Patriotic Party
2004 Kofi Krah MensahNew Patriotic Party
2008 Grace AddoNew Patriotic Party

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Ahafo Ano South
Source: Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Grace Addo35,27473.1
Independent Stephen Cobbina Bour Karikari5,81812.1
National Democratic Congress Kwaku Aninkora-Sie6,78714.1
People's National Convention Mary Agyeiwaa3780.8
Convention People's Party Acheampong J. Martin3270.8
Independent Yaw Agyemang2360.6
Majority29,45661.0

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