Gomoa West (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Gomoa West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Gomoa West District
Region Central Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress (NDC).
MP Richard Gyan Mensah [1]

Gomoa West is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. Its boundaries are similar to those of the Gomoa West District in the Central Region of Ghana. The current constituency boundaries have been in place from prior to the 2012 Ghanaian general election. This followed the creation of 45 new constituencies to take the total number of constituencies from 230 to 275. [2] [3]

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Francis Kojo Arthur was the member of parliament for the constituency for two terms between January 2009 to January 2017. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 3,474 votes [4] to become the MP. He succeeded Joe Kingsley Hackman who had represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Members of Parliament

First electedMemberParty
Western Gomoa
1954 Kojo Botsio Convention People's Party
Gomoa-Ajumako
1965 Kojo BotsioConvention People's Party
Gomoa-Assin-Ajumako in 2nd Republic
1969 Frank Abor Essel-Cobbah Progress Party
3rd Republic
1979 G. K. Benjah
(Gomoa Assin constituency)		 Action Congress Party
Gomoa West in 4th Republic
1992 Ama Benyiwa-Doe National Democratic Congress
2004 Joe Kingsley Hackman [5] New Patriotic Party
2008 Francis Kojo Arthur [5] National Democratic Congress
New boundaries drawn in 2012
2016 Alexander Kodwo Kom Abban [5] New Patriotic Party
2020 Richard Gyan Mensah [1] National Democratic Congress

Elections

2020 Ghanaian general election: Gomoa West [5] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Richard Gyan Mensah 29,82253.0—
New Patriotic Party Alexander Kodwo Kom Abban 25,23544.9—
Ghana Union Movement Edmond Panyin Enchill7161.3—
Progressive People's Party Charles Yawson4810.9—
Majority4,5878.1—
Turnout 56,254
Registered electors 74,783

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Parliamentary Results for Gomoa West". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "45 New Constituencies Created". ghanaweb.com. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Ben Papran (18 October 2012). "Controversy Over the Creation OF 45 New Constituencies". modernghana.com. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ↑ MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008
  5. 1 2 3 4 "2020 Election - Gomoa West Constituency Results". Peace FM. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

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