Manhyia North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. [1] It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Manhyia North is located in the City of Kumasi Metropolitan District [2] of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
| Manhyia North | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly |
| Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Akwasi Konadu |
The seat is located within the Kumasi Metropolitan District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Collins Owusu Amankwah | New Patriotic Party |
| 2016 | ||
| 2020 | Akwasi Konadu | New Patriotic Party |
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | +/_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Collins Owusu Amankwah | 36,299 | 71.80 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Yahuza Abdul Rahman | 10,955 | 21.67 | |
| Progressive Peoples Party (Ghana) | Bertrin Amponsah Britwum | 2,868 | 5.67 | |
| People National Convention | Sheihu Mangah | 265 | 0.52 | |
| Great Consolidated Peoples Party | Alhassan Mohammed Jaguri | 172 | 0.34 |
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