Nkwanta North (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Nkwanta North
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Nkwanta North District
Region Oti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
Party National Democratic Congress
MP John Oti Bless

Nkwanta North 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. Nkwanta North is located in the Nkwanta district of the Oti Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region of Ghana. It is bounded to the south by the Nkwanta South District and to the east by the Republic of Togo. To the north is the Northern Region and to the west, the Northern Region and the Volta River.

History

It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Nkwanta constituency into the new Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South constituencies. [1]

Members of Parliament

First ElectedMemberParty
2004New Constituency
2004 Joseph Kwaku Nayan New Patriotic Party
2012 John Oti Bless National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Nkwanta North
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Joseph Kwaku Nayan9,42658.1+28.1
National Democratic Congress Dr. Joseph Kwabena Manboah-Rockson3,24120-5.2
Independent Solomon Kwame Bachabori3,24120
People's National Convention Emmanuel Kwadjo Gmanab3081.9
Majority6,18538.1+34.4
Turnout
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Nkwanta North
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Joseph Kwaku Nayan6,17830.0N/A
National Democratic Congress Muftawu Iddrisu5,42426.3N/A
Independent Dr. J. Mamboah-Rockson5,18825.2N/A
Independent Abdulai Fulamba3,67817.9N/A
Convention People's Party Abdulai Aziz Tairu1230.6N/A
Majority7543.7N/A
Turnout 21,33293.1N/A

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References

  1. Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). "The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. pp. Page 11. Retrieved 2007-08-14.