Suhum (Ghana parliament constituency)

Suhum
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictSuhum/Kraboa/Coaltar District
RegionEastern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPKwadjo Asante[1]

The Suhum constituency is in the Eastern region of Ghana with the town Suhum as its capital. The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Kwadjo Asante. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and won a majority of 34,049 votes representing 64.0% more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP.[2][3]

The constituency has elected four members of parliament since 1996, with Frederick Opare-Ansah being the longest serving MP ever in the constituency, while, Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey, Ransford Agyapong and Kwadjo Asante have had a single term each.

The voting pattern took a drastic shift from being an NDC populated constituency in 1996 to becoming a more NPP aligned constituency from the 2000 Ghanaian general election to date.

List of MPs

Year Member of Parliament Political Party Votes President
1996 Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey National Democratic Congress (Ghana) 18,181 Jerry Rawlings
2000 Ransford Agyapong New Patriotic Party 16,494 John Kufuor
2004 Frederick Opare-Ansah New Patriotic Party 21,720 John Kufuor
2008 Frederick Opare-Asah New Patriotic Party 17,248 John Atta Mills
2012 Frederick Opare-Ansah New Patriotic Party 24,046 John Atta Mills
2016 Frederick Opare-Ansah New Patriotic Party 25,328 Nana Akufo-Addo
2020 Kwadjo Asante New Patriotic Party 34,049 Nana Akufo-Addo

See also

References

  1. ^ "NPP's Kwadjo Asante wins Suhum Parliamentary election". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  2. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Suhum Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  3. ^ mybrytfmonline (2020-12-08). "Boafo Kwadwo Asante Wins Suhum Seat". Bryt FM. Retrieved 2024-10-31.