Jomoro (Ghana parliament constituency)

Jomoro
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictJomoro District
RegionWestern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPDorcas Affo-Toffey

Jomoro 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. Jomoro is located in the Jomoro District of the Western Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Jomoro District of the Western Region of Ghana with similar boundaries. To its west is the Côte d'Ivoire. The southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean. The eastern neighbour is the Nzema East District and to the north are the Aowin/Suaman and the Wasa Amenfi West Districts.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1979 James Leuven Mensah People's National Party
1992 Joseph Emmanuel Ackah National Democratic Congress
2004 Lee Ocran National Democratic Congress
2008 Samia Nkrumah[1][2] Convention People's Party
2012 Francis Kabenlah Anaman National Democratic Congress
2016 Paul Essien[3] New Patriotic Party

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jomoro
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Convention People's Party Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah 19,916 50.0 +29.0
National Democratic Congress Lee Ocran 13,345 33.5 −7.0
New Patriotic Party Martin Nyameke Ackah 6,345 15.9 −20.5
People's National Convention Jemaima Soboe 220 0.6 −0.8
Majority 6,571 16.5 12.4
Turnout —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Jomoro
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Lee Ocran 16,490 40.5 +7.1
New Patriotic Party Anthony Ransford Tandoh 14,835 36.4 +17.3
Convention People's Party Philip Ackatiah Armah 8,567 21.0 +5.7
People's National Convention Doris Eduku 586 1.4 +0.2
Majority 1,665 4.1 −3.1
Turnout 40,478 73.8
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Jomoro
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joseph Emmanuel Ackah 10,427 33.4
Independent Patrick Somiah Ehomah 8,171 26.2
New Patriotic Party Peter Nwanwaan 5,959 19.1
Convention People's Party Abraham Yankson 4,762 15.3
National Reform Party Stephen Blay 1,365 4.4
People's National Convention Richard Aduko Raqib 389 1.2
United Ghana Movement Patrick Tandoh Williams 131 0.4
Majority 2,256 7.2 −17.9
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jomoro
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joseph Emmanuel Ackah 22,881 60.7 —
People's Convention Party Anthony Kwofie Jabialu 13,401 35.6 —
National Convention Party Patrick Tandoh Williams 1,394 3.7 —
Majority 9,480 25.1 —
Turnout 37,676 53.9 24.2
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jomoro
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joseph Emmanuel Ackah —
Majority —
Turnout 18,389 29.7 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Results Jomoro (Western Region)". Parliamentary election results. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  2. ^ "Ghana poll results show tight race". Aljazeera. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. ^ "Paul Essien, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2021-01-01.