Biakoye

Biakoye
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictBiakoye District
RegionOti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPKwadwo Nyanpon Aboagye

The Biakoye constituency 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. It is located in the Biakoye district of the Oti Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The constituency is located within the Biakoye district of the Oti Region of Ghana. To the north is the Krachi East district, to the west, the Volta River, to the south the Hohoe Municipal and Kpando Municipal districts which are both in the Volta Region and to the east, the Ghana - Togo border. The constituency was originally located within the Volta Region of Ghana until new Regions were created following the December 2018 referendum.[1]

Members of Parliament

First elected Member Party
1965 Sylvanus Desmond Magnus-George Convention People's Party
1969 Obed Asamoah National Alliance of Liberals
1979 Kwadzo Amoah People's National Party
1992 Kwabena Adjei National Democratic Congress
2004 Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua National Democratic Congress
2016 Kwadwo Nyanpon Aboagye National Democratic Congress

Elections

2016 Ghanaian general election: Biakoye
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Kwadwo Nyanpon Aboagye 18,152 71.96 +4.22
New Patriotic Party Komla Onny 6,716 26.62 −4.62
Progressive People's Party Selorm Agbolosu 229 0.91
National Democratic Party Appiah Evans 66 0.26
Convention People's Party Frederick Duncan Modzabi 63 0.25 −0.77
Majority 11,436
Turnout 25,226
2012 Ghanaian general election: Biakoye
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua 19,714 67.74
New Patriotic Party Daniel Korsinah 9,092 31.24
Convention People's Party Dzato Moses 297 1.02
Majority
Turnout 29,103 —
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Biakoye
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua 16,083 66.4 +13.2
New Patriotic Party Kwasi Owusu-Yeboa 7,126 29.4 +4.4
Convention People's Party Kpentey Philip 666 2.8 —
Democratic Freedom Party Atsu Nuworkporm 275 1.1 —
Democratic People's Party Richard Amoako 57 0.2 —
Majority 8,957 37.0 +8.8
Turnout —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Biakoye
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua 14,459 53.2 −5.8
New Patriotic Party Kwasi Owusu Yeboah 6,784 25.0 6.1
Independent Alfred Kofi Appiah 5,782 21.3 —
People's National Convention George Kofi Afari 141 0.5 —
Majority 7,675 28.2 15.2
Turnout 25,340 88.5 —
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Biakoye
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Kwabena Adjei 15,306 69.0 −9.0
New Patriotic Party Edward C. Boateng 4,108 18.9 +11.7
National Reform Party William K. Semanhyia 1,674 7.7 —
Convention People's Party Christiana O. Nyarko 751 3.4 —
United Ghana Movement Atsu N. Missiahyia 210 1.0 —
Majority 2,920 13.0 —
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Biakoye
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Kwabena Adjei 20,740 78.0 —
New Patriotic Party Abotsina Festus Andrews 1,903 7.2 —
Democratic People's Party Alexander Kwame Mensah 1,897 7.1 —
People's Convention Party Christiana Amaa Pokuah Nyarko 1,706 6.4 —
People's National Convention George K. Afari 348 1.3 —
Majority 18,837 70.8 —
Turnout 26,594 81.9 +40.0
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Biakoye
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Kwabena Adjei —
Majority —
Turnout 17,409 51.9 —

See also

References

  1. ^ Zurek, Kweku (28 December 2018). "CONFIRMED: Results of the 2018 Referendum on new regions". Graphic Online. Accra, Ghana: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2020.