Akim Swedru (Ghana parliament constituency)

Akim Swedru
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictBirim South District
RegionEastern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPKennedy Osei Nyarko

Akim Swedru 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.

Boundaries

The Akim Swedru constituency is located within the Birim South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. At the time of the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, this area was represented by the Swedru-Achease constituency. During the 2nd and 3rd Republics, it was part of the Oda constituency. During the 4th Republic, Akim Swedru had its own constituency.

Members of Parliament

First elected Member Party
1st Rebublic - Swedru-Achease
1965 Mary Winfred Koranteng Convention People's Party
4th Republic - Akim Swedru
1992 Paul Kofi Peprah National Democratic Congress
1996 Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong New Patriotic Party
2008 Joseph Ampomah Bosompem New Patriotic Party
2012 Kennedy Osei Nyarko New Patriotic Party

Elections

2020 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Kennedy Osei Nyarko 11,180 71.3 −0.13
National Democratic Congress Taaju Abdu Rahim 4,503 28.7 +3.41
Majority 6,677 42.6 −3.54
Turnout — —
Registered electors 24,171


2016 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Kennedy Osei Nyarko 11,458 71.43
National Democratic Congress Robert Samuel Ansah 4,056 25.29
Progressive People's Party Obiri Ernest Amo 502 3.13
Convention People's Party Anim Addo 25 0.16
Majority 7,402 46.14
Turnout 16,041 — —
2012 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Kennedy Osei Nyarko 8,865 55.78
National Democratic Congress Robert Samuel Ansah 3,533 22.23
Independent Joseph Ampomah Bosompem 3,217 20.24
Progressive People's Party Akwasi Amankwah Marfo 231 1.45
National Democratic Party Godwin Boadi 48 0.30 —
Majority
Turnout 15,894 — —
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Joseph Ampomah Bosompem 19,314 63.6 −3.8
National Democratic Congress Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi 10,845 35.7 4.7
Convention People's Party Francis Williams Yaw Adu 230 0.2 —
Majority 8,469 27.9 −8.5
Turnout — — —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong 21,048 67.4 10.6
National Democratic Congress Baffour Mensah Takyi 9,667 31.0 −6.2
Convention People's Party Edmond Tetteh-Okrah 173 0.6 −0.3
People's National Convention Nana Appiah Boateng 171 0.5 0.1
Independent Monica Appiah 158 0.5 —
Majority 11,381 36.4 16.8
Turnout 31,442 87.9 —
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong 14,614 56.8 2.9
National Democratic Congress Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi 9,567 37.2 −4.9
Independent Yaw Tweneboah 676 2.6 —
National Reform Party Ofosu Manu Alex 495 1.9 —
Convention People's Party Nana Braku Ntow-Anomah 240 0.9 —
People's National Convention Yaw Appiah-Boateng 144 0.6 −1.4
Majority 5,047 19.6 0.4
Turnout — — —
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong 15,824 53.9 —
National Democratic Congress Baffour-Mensah Taki 12,348 42.1 —
National Convention Party Yaw Appiah-Boateng 601 2.0 —
People's National Convention Martin Kwaku Tandoh 470 2.0 —
Majority 3,476 19.2 —
Turnout 29,889 85.5 59.9
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Paul Kofi Peprah —
Majority —
Turnout 7,868 25.6 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 Election - Akim Swedru Constituency Results". Peace FM. Retrieved 10 October 2024.