Madina (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Madina
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Ga East District
Region Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2012
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Hon. Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu

Madina 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. Madina is located in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2016 Abubakar Boniface Siddique New Patriotic Party
2021 Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu [2] [3] [4] National Democratic Congress

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References

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  2. "I'll give Madina loud voice in Parliament — Sosu". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
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