Tema West

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Tema West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Tema Municipal District
Region Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP KINGSLEY CARLOS AHENKORAH

Tema West is a constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one member of parliament by the first past the post system of election. Tema West is located in the Tema Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The constituency is located within the Accra Metropolis District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Members of parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Gladys Boateng National Democratic Congress
1996 Abraham Ossei-Aidooh New Patriotic Party
2008 Irene Naa Torshie Addo New Patriotic Party
2016Kingsley Carlos AhenkorahNPP

Elections

MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008:Tema West
Source: Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Irene Naa Torshie Addo39,07655.1
National Democratic Congress George K. Medie30,43442.9
Convention People's Party Isaac Kofi Asempa1,3821.9
Majority8,64212.2
Turnout
2016 Ghanaian general election: Tema West [1]
PartyCandidatesVotes%
NPPKingsley Carlos Ahenkorah44,57959.52
NDCJames Enu29,74239.71
PPPMarshall Dogbatsey4040.54
CPPPeterkin Kwame Kin-Adano990.13
NDPAwotwe Kweku780.10

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References

  1. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Tema West Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2018-04-14.