Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa
Region Central Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Alhassan Kobina Ghansah

Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa 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 Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa constituency is located in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa district of the Central Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the district of the same name in the Central Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

First ElectedMemberParty
1954 Anthony Seibu Alec Abban
(Ajumako-Asikuma)
Convention People's Party
1965 Kodwo Sam Annan
(Asikuma)
Convention People's Party
1992 Ebenezer Kobina Fosu National Democratic Congress
2000 Paul Collins Appiah Ofori New Patriotic Party
2012 Georgina Nkrumah Aboah National Democratic Congress
2016 Anthony Effah New Patriotic Party
2020Alhaji Alhassan GhansahNational Democratic Congress

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