Atwima-Mponua | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | Atwima Mponua District |
Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Party | New Patriotic Party |
MP | Isaac Kwame Asiamah |
Atwima-Mponua 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. Atwima-Mponua is located in the Atwima Mponua district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The seat is located within the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Election | Member | Party |
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1992 | ||
1996 | Akwasi Dante Afriyie | New Patriotic Party |
2004 | Isaac Kwame Asiamah | New Patriotic Party |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Patriotic Party | Isaac Kwame Asiamah | 25,350 | 56.4 | — | |
National Democratic Congress | Ali Yeboah | 14,390 | 32.0 | — | |
Independent | Raphael Baffour Awuah | 4,202 | 9.4 | — | |
Convention People's Party | Appiah Hene Peter | 502 | 1.1 | — | |
People's National Convention | Amoah Sarpong | 306 | 0.7 | — | |
Democratic People's Party | Kofi Takyi | 188 | 0.4 | — | |
Majority | — | ||||
Turnout |
Atwima District is a former district that was located in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 12 November 2003, it was split off into two new districts by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor: Atwima Nwabiagya District and Atwima Mponua District. The district assembly was located in the western part of Ashanti Region and had Nkawie as its capital town.
Atwima Mponua District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana, and is the westernmost district in the Ashanti Region. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Atwima District in 1988; until part of the district was split off to create Atwima Mpouna District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 12 November 2003 ; while the remaining part has been renamed as Atwima Nwabiagya District. The district assembly is located in the western part of Ashanti Region and has Nyinahin as its capital town.
Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Atwima District. Later, part of the district was split off by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on 12 November 2003 to create Atwima Mponua District; thus the remaining part was renamed to become Atwima Nwabiagya District. However on 15 March 2018, the northern part of the district was later split off to create Atwima Nwabiagya North District; while the remaining part was elevated to municipal district assembly status on the same year to become Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal District. The municipality is located in the western part of Ashanti Region and has Nkawie as its capital town.
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