Amenfi West (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Amenfi West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Wasa Amenfi West District
Region Western Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Eric Afful

Amenfi 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. Amenfi West is located in the Wasa Amenfi West district of the Western Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Wasa Amenfi West district of the Western Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992
1996 Abraham Kofi Asante National Democratic Congress
2003 Agnes Sonful New Patriotic Party
2004 John GyetuahNational Democratic Congress
2015 Eric AffulNational Democratic Congress

Elections

Amenfi West by-election, 2015
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Eric Afful15,80952.64
New Patriotic Party Paul Dekyi13,07643.54
Progressive People's Party Abraham Kojo Buadee1,0323.44
United Front Party Adjei Elvis1130.38
Majority2,7339.1
Turnout 30,56149.0
2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Amenfi West
Source:Ghanaweb
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress John Gyetuah26,435
New Patriotic Party Paul Dekyi16,829
Majority
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Amenfi West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress John Gyetuah
Majority
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Amenfi West
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress John Gyetuah15,23352.1+16.8
New Patriotic Party Agnes Sonful13,10844.9-19.0
Convention People's Party Kofi Bayim Antwi5091.7
Great Consolidated Popular Party Dizon Ble Abukwaw3601.2
Majority4,12128.60.0
Turnout 30,14685.3+47.5

Mrs. Agnes Sonful (NPP), a teacher, 52, won the by-election held on 24 April 2003with a majority of 4,121 [1] due to the resignation of Abraham Kofi Asante on 26 March 2003. [2]

Amenfi West by-election, 2003
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Agnes Sonful9,21863.9+19.3
National Democratic Congress Gerald Danquah5,09735.3-15.7
Democratic People's Party Ebo Archer1210.8
Majority4,12128.6+24.2
Turnout 14,74637.8
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Amenfi West
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Abraham Kofi Asante10,84851.0
New Patriotic Party Samuel Alberto Tekyi9,49344.6
Convention People's Party Kwasi Dankama Quarm9374.4
Majority1,3556.4
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Amenfi West
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Abraham Kofi Asante16,085
New Patriotic Party Samuel Alberto Takyi8,311
Majority7,774

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References

  1. "NPP wins sixth by-election". Politics of Friday, 25 April 2003. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
  2. "NDC MP resigns". General News of Wednesday, 26 March 2003. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 30 July 2007.