Krowor

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Krowor
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Accra Metropolis District
Region Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Elizabeth Afoley Quaye

Krowor 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. Krowor is located in the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 J.A. Tawiah National Democratic Congress
1996 Joshua AlabiNational Democratic Congress
2000 Emmanuel Adjei Boye New Patriotic Party
2004 Abraham Laryea OdaiNew Patriotic Party
2008 Nii Oakley Quaye-Kumah National Democratic Congress
2016 Elizabeth Afoley Quaye New Patriotic Party

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Krowor
Sources:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Nii Oakley Quaye27,33954.7+9.8
New Patriotic Party Joseph Ayikoi Otoo21,13642.3−2.6
Convention People's Party Emmanuel Attuquaye Botchway1,5303.1−2.1
Majority6,20312.4+10.4
Turnout
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Krowor
Sources:Electoral Commission of Ghana / Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Abraham Laryea Odai25,40546.9+0.4
National Democratic Congress Dr Nii Oakley Quaye-Kumah24,33944.9+2.7
Convention People's Party Theophilus Boye Mensah2,8085.2+2.8
Independent Emmanuel Borquaye Boyefio9451.7
Independent Theophilus Tei Okunnor6581.2
Majority1,0662.0−2.3
Turnout 54,78182.2
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Krowor
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Emmanuel Adjei Boye14,27546.5
National Democratic Congress Joshua Alabi12,97342.2
National Reform Party Seth Nakai-Akee Bortier2,2347.3
Convention People's Party Theophilus M. Boye7392.4
People's National Convention Joseph Nii-Anum Kpakpo3951.3
United Ghana Movement Kudoto Egypt860.3
Majority1,3024.3
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Krowor
Source:Google Archives of Ghana Review International
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Joshua Alabi
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Krowor
Source:
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress J.A. Tawiah

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