Gomoa Central (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Gomoa central
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Gomoa Central District
Region Central Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2016
Party Independent
MP Kwame Asare Obeng [1]

Kwame Asare Obeng is the member of parliament-elect for the constituency, [2] succeeding Naana Eyiah who was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (Ghana)|New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2020 and won a majority of 14,178 votes to become the MP. [3] She succeeded Rachel Florence Appoh who had represented the constituency in the same year on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with minority votes of 12,858.

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Members of Parliament

PeriodMemberParty
2012 - 2016Rachel N. A. AppohNational Democratic Congress
2016 - 2025Naana Eyiah [4] New Patriotic Party
2025 - 2028 Kwame Asare Obeng Independent Candidate

Boundaries

The seat is within the Gomoaman Traditional area and shares boundaries with Gomoa East and Gomoa West Districts and Agona West Municipal all in the Central Region of Ghana.

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References

  1. "Election 2024: Gomoa Central Constituency". Peace FM.
  2. "MP Elect for Gomoa Central Embarks on 'Thank You' Tour".
  3. "Gomoa Central Constituency Results - Election 2016".
  4. "Gomoa Central Constituency Results - Election 2016".