Afigya Sekyere West

Afigya Sekyere West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAfigya-Sekyere District
RegionAshanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPAlbert Kan-Dapaah

Afigya Sekyere West 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. Afigya Sekyere West is located in the Afigya-Sekyere district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] The constituency became defunct after the electoral commission rezoned and merged some constituencies ahead of the 2012 parliamentary elections.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Afigya-Sekyere District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1992 Mrs. Beatrice Aboagye National Democratic Congress
1996 Albert Kan-Dapaah[2] New Patriotic Party
2000
2004
2008

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Afigya Sekyere West
Source: Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Albert Kan Dapaah 33,080 76.3
National Democratic Congress Joseph Baah 9,401 21.7
Convention People's Party James Gyimah Dabo 640 1.5
People's National Convention Joyce Oduro 257 0.6
Majority 23,679 54.5

See also

References

  1. ^ Ghana News Agency (19 October 2008). "Confusion over use of name of Afigya-Kwabre district". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ "Albert Kan-Dapaah, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.