Cape Coast (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Cape Coast
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Cape Coast Municipal District
Region Central Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Ebo Barton-Odro

Awutu-Senya 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. Cape Coast constituency is located in the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1951 Kwesi Plange Convention People's Party 1951-1953
1953 by-election Amponsah Dadzie Ghana Congress Party 1953-1954
1954 Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck Convention People's Party 1954-1965
1965 Professor. Kojo Abraham Convention People's Party1965-1966
1969 T. D. Brodie-Mends Progress Party 1969-1972
1979 Dr. Bassa Quansah Action Congress Party 1979-1981
1992 Harry Hayford National Convention Party 1992-1996
1996 Christine Churcher New Patriotic Party 1996-2008
2008 Ebo Barton-OdroNational Democratic Congress2008-2012

The constituency was split into the Cape Coast North and Cape Coast South constituencies in 2012. [1] [2]

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Ebo Barton-Odro38,69454.19.6
New Patriotic Party Kwamena Ollenu Amponsah-Dadzie31,42644.0-7.2
Convention People's Party Emmanuel Kweku Sagoe9471.3-2.2
Democratic Freedom Party Joel Eshun2190.3—
Independent Ato Aidoo Nyanor2170.3—
Majority7,26810.13.4
Turnout 72,05369.5-16.8
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Christine Churcher36,26451.2-4.5
National Democratic Congress Ebo Barton-Odro31,53844.52.9
Convention People's Party Araba Bentsi-Enchill2,4973.52.0
People's National Convention Macdonald Kobbs Tongo5670.80.1
Majority4,7266.7-7.4
Turnout 71,78186.3—
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Christine Churcher31,57355.73.7
National Democratic Congress Ebo Barton-Odro23,55041.6-4.4
Convention People's Party Araba Bentsi-Enchill8461.5—
People's National Convention Macdonald Kobbs Tong3740.7—
National Reform Party Kweku Orleans-Lindsay3090.5
Majority8,02314.16.1
Turnout ———
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Christine Churcher30,49654.0—
National Democratic Congress S. Valis - Akyianu25,93246.0—
Majority4,5648.0—
Turnout 5642885.453.7
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Convention Party Harry Hayford———
Majority———
Turnout 12,00531.7—

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References

  1. ↑ FM, Peace. "Cape Coast North Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  2. ↑ FM, Peace. "Cape Coast South Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-03-11.

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