Ashaiman (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Ashaiman
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Tema Municipal District
Region Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Alfred Kwame Agbesi

Ashaiman 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. The Ashaiman constituency is located in the Tema Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Franklin Winfred K Aheto National Democratic Congress
2000 Emmanuel Kinsford Kwesi Teye New Patriotic Party
2004 Alfred Kwame Agbesi National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Ashaiman
Sources:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Alfred Kwame Agbesi51,55660.30.4
New Patriotic Party Francis Bernard Anyinatoe32,61338.2−0.1
People's National Convention Samson Asaki Awingobit5580.7−2.2
Convention People's Party Phoyon Isaac Bruce-Mensah5340.6−0.3
Democratic Freedom Party John Apedo1980.2
Majority18,94322.13.5
Turnout
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Ashaiman
Sources:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Alfred Kwame Agbesi53,55956.9
New Patriotic Party Emmanuel Kinsford Kwesi Teye36,04438.3
People's National Convention Hajara M. Ali Hajia2,6872.9
Independent Samuel Kwame Amable9661.0
Convention People's Party Phoyon Isaac Bruce-Mensah8350.9
Majority17,51518.6
Turnout

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