| Manhyia South | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Kumasi Metropolitan District |
| Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Mathew Opoku Prempeh |
Manhyia South 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. Manhyia South is located in the Kumasi Metropolitan district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1]
The seat is located within the Kumasi Metropolitan District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh | New Patriotic Party |
| 2016 | Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh | New Patriotic Party |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Mathew Opoku Prempeh | 35,958 | 86.17 | ||
| National Democratic Congress | Sylvester Lewis Kofie | 5,043 | 12.08 | ||
| Progressive People's Party | Boadu Richard | 519 | 1.24 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Asante Eugene | 210 | 0.50 | ||
| Majority | 30,915 | 74.09 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Mathew Opoku Prempeh | 35,152 | 82.05 | ||
| National Democratic Congress | Mohammed Kamaldeen Yakubu | 6,890 | 16.08 | ||
| United Front Party | Daniel Oppong | 515 | 1.20 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Yaw Nkunim | 189 | 0.44 | ||
| National Democratic Party | Gabriel Kofi Owiredu | 97 | 0.23 | ||
| Majority | 28,262 | 65.97 | |||
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