Jomoro (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Jomoro
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Jomoro District
Region Western Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey

Jomoro 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. Jomoro is located in the Jomoro District of the Western Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Jomoro District of the Western Region of Ghana with similar boundaries. To its west is the Côte d'Ivoire. The southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean. The eastern neighbour is the Nzema East District and to the north are the Aowin/Suaman and the Wasa Amenfi West Districts.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1979 James Leuven Mensah People's National Party
1992 Joseph Emmanuel Ackah National Democratic Congress
2004 Lee Ocran National Democratic Congress
2008 Samia Nkrumah [1] [2] Convention People's Party
2012 Francis Kabenlah Anaman National Democratic Congress
2016 Paul Essien [3] New Patriotic Party

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jomoro
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Convention People's Party Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah 19,91650.0+29.0
National Democratic Congress Lee Ocran 13,34533.5-7.0
New Patriotic Party Martin Nyameke Ackah6,34515.9-20.5
People's National Convention Jemaima Soboe2200.6-0.8
Majority6,57116.512.4
Turnout
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Jomoro
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Lee Ocran 16,49040.5+7.1
New Patriotic Party Anthony Ransford Tandoh14,83536.4+17.3
Convention People's Party Philip Ackatiah Armah8,56721.0+5.7
People's National Convention Doris Eduku5861.4+0.2
Majority1,6654.1-3.1
Turnout 40,47873.8
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Jomoro
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Joseph Emmanuel Ackah10,42733.4
Independent Patrick Somiah Ehomah8,17126.2
New Patriotic Party Peter Nwanwaan5,95919.1
Convention People's Party Abraham Yankson4,76215.3
National Reform Party Stephen Blay1,3654.4
People's National Convention Richard Aduko Raqib3891.2
United Ghana Movement Patrick Tandoh Williams1310.4
Majority2,2567.2-17.9
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jomoro
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Joseph Emmanuel Ackah22,88160.7
People's Convention Party Anthony Kwofie Jabialu13,40135.6
National Convention Party Patrick Tandoh Williams1,3943.7
Majority9,48025.1
Turnout 37,67653.924.2
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jomoro
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Joseph Emmanuel Ackah
Majority
Turnout 18,38929.7

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References

  1. "Parliamentary Results Jomoro (Western Region)". Parliamentary election results. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  2. "Ghana poll results show tight race". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. "Paul Essien, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.