| Ejisu | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Sekyere East District |
| Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | John Kumah [1] |
Ejisu formerly Ejisu-Juaben 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. Ejisu is located in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
| First Elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| First Republic | ||
| Ejisu | ||
| 1965 | Jantuah Francis Adubobi | Convention People's Party |
| Second Republic | ||
| Ejisu-Juaben | ||
| 1969 | Kwame Agyei Boaitey | Progress Party |
| Third Republic | ||
| 1979 | John Emmanuel Amoah | Popular Front Party |
| Fourth Republic | ||
| 1992 | Mohammed Boakye Agyemang | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Akwasi Osei-Adjei | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Kwabena Owusu Aduomi | New Patriotic Party |
| Ejisu | ||
| 2012 | Kwabena Owusu Aduomi | New Patriotic Party |
| 2020 | John Ampotuah Kumah | New Patriotic Party |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | John Ampotuah Kumah | 68,326 | 82.83 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | George Kwame Huze | 14,164 | 17.17 | — | |
| Majority | 54,162 | 65.66 | — | ||
| Turnout | 82,490 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kwabena Owusu Aduomi | 57,278 | 82.3 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Anima Wilson | 10,635 | 15.3 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | James Sarfo-Ansah | 1,102 | 1.6 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Lucy Kapapoe | 544 | 0.8 | — | |
| Majority | 3,354 | 63.6 | — | ||
| Turnout | |||||
The Ashanti Region is located in the southern part of Ghana and is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 24,389 km2 (9,417 sq mi) and making up 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the most populated region in Ghana, with a population of 5,440,463 according to the 2021 census, accounting for around one-fifth of Ghana's total population. The Ashanti Region is known for its gold bar and cocoa production. The largest city and capital of Ashanti is Kumasi.
Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District is a former district that was located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly on 10 March 1989 when it was known as Ejisu-Juaben District which was created from the former Ejisu-Juaben-Bosomtwe District Council. It was later elevated to municipal district assembly status in 2007 to become Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District. However on 15 March 2018, it was split off into two new municipal districts: Ejisu Municipal District and Juaben Municipal District. The municipality was located in the central part of Ashanti Region and had Ejisu as its capital town.
Bosomtwe District is one of the 43 districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally, it was part of the then-larger Bosomtwe-Atwima-Kwanwoma District on 10 March 1989, which was created from the former Ejisu-Juaben-Bosomtwe District Council, until the western part of the district was split off on 29 February 2008 to create Atwima-Kwanwoma District; the remaining part was renamed Bosomtwe District. The district assembly is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Kuntanase as its capital town.
Ejisu is a city in Greater Kumasi located along the Kumasi-Accra highway about 20 km from Kumasi. It is the capital of Ejisu Municipal Assembly, a municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. This municipal is one of the 30 administrative and political Districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and it was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 1890. In 2020, the Nkosuohene of Ejisu was Nana Kofi Poku. In 2022, the Chief of Ejisu was Nana Afrane Okese. As at 2024. the Municipal Chief Executive of the town was Mr Samuel Oduro Frimpong.
Akwasi Osei-Adjei is a Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He was the Member of Parliament representing Ejisu-Juaben constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.
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Atwima Kwanwoma District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was part of the then-larger Bosomtwe-Atwima-Kwanwoma District which was carved out on 10 March 1989 from the Ejisu-Juaben-Bosomtwe District. In 2007, Atwima-Kwanwoma District was created with Foase as its capital which was later moved to Twedie as a result of a supreme Court ruling.
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Kwame Agyei Boaitey is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Ejisu-Juaben constituency under the membership of the Progress Party.
Juaben Municipal is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District in 1988, which was created from the former Ejisu-Juaben-Bosomtwe District Council, until the northeast part of the district was split off to create Juaben Municipal District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Ejisu Municipal. The municipality is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Juaben as its capital town.
Ejisu Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District in 1988, which was created from the former Ejisu-Juaben-Bosomtwe District Council, until the northeast part of the district was split off to create Juaben Municipal District on 15 March 2018; thus the remaining part has been renamed as Ejisu Municipal District. The municipality is located in the central part of Ashanti Region and has Ejisu as its capital town.