Kumawu (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Kumawu 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. Kumawu is located in the Sekyere Afram Plains District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

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Kumawu
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Sekyere Afram Plains District
Region Ashanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Philip Basoah

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Sekyere Afram Plains District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2016PHILIP BASOAHNPP
2012PHILIP BASOAHNPP
2008YAW BAAHNPP
2004YAW BAAHNPP
2000Reo Addai BasoahNPP
1996Reo Addai BasoahNPP

Elections

2016 Ghanaian general election :KumawuSource : Peacefmonline [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPPPHILIP BASOAH21,79478.17
NDCEMMANUEL WILLIAM AMOAKO5,89921.16
CPPOPOKU KYEI CLIFFORD1880.67
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2012 :KumawuSource : Peacefmonline [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPPPHILIP BASOAH18,85868.96
NDCASIAMAH SAMUEL4,14215.15
INDDOMINIC OTENG3,99114.59
PPPCOLLINS KUMI BOATENG3011.10
PNCASANTE ISAAC530.19
NDPYAW OPOKU MENSAH00.00
PPPJOHN AGYEMAN BADU00.00
2008 Ghanaian general election  :KumawuSource :Peacefmonline [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPPYAW BAAH15,21756.38
INDDOMINIC OTENG7,12026.38
NDCOHENE KWASI AGYEMANG4,27815.85
CPPKOFI ADU POKU1990.74
DFPYAW OPOKU MENSAH1740.64
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: KumawuSource :Peacefmonline [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPPYAW BAAH19,22370.00
NDCGEORGE AMANKWAA5,68020.70
CPPKOFI ADU POKU1,8316.70
INDPATRICK OSEI ABOAGYE5562.00
GCPPYAW OPOKU MENSAHG1870.70
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: KumawuSource :Peacefmonline [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPPReo Addai Basoah13,55457.80
NDCOpanin Kwame Adu6,05725.80
INDKingsford O. Boateng3,12913.40
NRPBannor B. Augustine2731.20
CPPOkra Frempong1860.80
PNCJames Yaw Owusu1380.60
UGMOsei Bonsu Thompson1000.40
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996  : KumawuSource :Peacefmonline [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPPReo Addai Basoah15,02549.60
NDCJargisu Ibrahim9,35430.90
PNCErnest Boakye Yiadom5321.80

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