Ayawaso Central

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Ayawaso Central
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Accra Metropolis District
Region Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Henry Quartey

Ayawaso Central is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It is one of the six newly created assemblies and districts that was inaugurated by Government of Ghana across the nation, simultaneously. [1] It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Said Sinare National Democratic Congress
1996 Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye [2] New Patriotic Party
2000
2002
2004
2008
2012 Henry Quartey New Patriotic Party
2016

Elections

MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008:Ayawaso Central
Source: Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye30,91549.1
National Democratic Congress Kwasi Ofei Agyemang30,06847.7
Convention People's Party Daniel Kofi Aidoo1,1601.8
People's National Convention Zalia Seidu6221.0
Democratic Freedom Party Benjamin Bediako2050.3
Majority8741.4
Turnout

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References

  1. Agency, Ghana News. "Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Creation Made Official" . Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Ayawaso Central Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-12-31.