Asutifi South (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Asutifi South
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
Ahafo in Ghana 2018.svg
District Asutifi District
Region Ahafo Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Collins Dauda

Asutifi South 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. Asutifi South is located in the Asutifi District of the Ahafo Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Asutifi district of the Ahafo Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1996 Collins Dauda National Democratic Congress
2000 Cecilia Djan Amoah New Patriotic Party
2004 Collins Dauda National Democratic Congress
2008Yiadom Boakye Boateng New Patriotic Party
2012Collins Dauda National Democratic Congress
2016Collins Dauda National Democratic Congress
2020Collins Dauda National Democratic Congress

Elections

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Asutifi South
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Collins Dauda9,66851.7+3.4
New Patriotic Party Thomas Broni8,76346.9-4.8
People's National Convention Nana Ababio Cosmos2181.2
Convention People's Party Augustine Adu Adjei510.3
Majority9054.8+1.4
Turnout 18,95488.3

Due to the death of Philip Kofi Adjapong Amoah, [1] (NPP) candidate standing for parliament, the elections in this constituency were postponed to 3 January 2001. Cecilia Djan Amoah, the (NPP) replacement candidate and also the widow of the deceased, won the seat with a majority of 550. [2] [3]

Asutifi South Postponed polls, 2001
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Cecilia Djan Amoah8,22051.7
National Democratic Congress Collins Dauda7,67048.3
Majority5503.4

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References

  1. "NPP Parliamentary Candidate Dies". General News of Sunday, 3 December 2000. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  2. "By-election Gives NPP 100th Parliamentary Seat". General News of Thursday, 4 January 2001. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 31 July 2007.
  3. "Republic of Ghana Legislative election of 7 December 2000". Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007.