Krachi West (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Krachi West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Krachi District
Region Oti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Helen Ntoso

Krachi West 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. Krachi West is located in the Krachi district of the Oti Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Krachi West district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It covers the whole of the new Krachi West District. To the east is the Krachi East constituency in the Krachi East District. It also shares a short border with the Nkwanta South to the north east. Its western neighbour is the Sene constituency in the Sene District of the Brong Ahafo Region. Its northern neighbour is the East Gonja District in the Northern Region.

History

This boundaries of this constituency were changed prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi West and the Krachi East constituencies respectively due to the creation of the new Krachi East District from the Krachi district. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Constituency known as Krachi
1996 Sampson Kwadwo Apraku National Democratic Congress
2000 Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo National Democratic Congress
2004 Constituency altered from Krachi to Krachi West
2004 Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo National Democratic Congress
2012 Helen Adjoa Ntoso National Democratic Congress

Elections


2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Krachi West
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo15,68744.9N/A
New Patriotic Party Kofi Mensah Demitia8,86125.4N/A
People's National Convention Kofi Tarkum8,05623N/A
Independent Alhajii Abu Safianu Baba1,7735.1N/A
Independent Sampson Kwadwo Apraku Independent4541.3N/A
Independent Owusu Kwasi Michael1210.3N/A
Majority6,82619.5N/A
Turnout 21,22287.2N/A
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Krachi
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo32,36872.6N/A
New Patriotic Party Kofi Mensah Demitia7,87917.7N/A
National Reform Party Frank Kwadwo Gyefour4,3389.7N/A
Majority24,48954.9N/A

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References

  1. "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.