Sekondi (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Sekondi
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District
Region Western Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Andrew Egyapa Mercer

Sekondi 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. Sekondi is located in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly of the Western Region of Ghana. The current Member of Parliament is Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer. [1]

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Boundaries

The seat is located within STMA of the Western Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 1992 December presidential and parliamentary elections.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Albert Bosomtwi-Sam National Democratic Congress
1996 Papa Owusu-Ankomah New Patriotic Party
2000 Papa Owusu-Ankomah New Patriotic Party
2004 Papa Owusu-Ankomah New Patriotic Party
2008 Papa Owusu-Ankomah New Patriotic Party
2012 Papa Owusu-Ankomah New Patriotic Party
2016 Andrew Egyapa Mercer New Patriotic Party

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References

  1. Parliament, Ghana. "Member of Parliament". parliament.gh. parliament ghana. Retrieved 15 June 2017.