Nhyiaeso (Ghana parliament constituency)

Nhyiaeso
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictKumasi Metropolitan District
RegionAshanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPStephen Amoah

Nhyiaeso 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. Nhyiaeso is located in the Kumasi Metropolitan district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 and has been held by the New Patriotic Party since then.

The Member of Parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency is Stephen Amoah since 2017.[1][2]

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Kumasi Metropolitan District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.[3]

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2004 Constituency created
2004 Richard Winfred Anane New Patriotic Party
2016 Kennedy Kwasi Kankam[4] New Patriotic Party
2020 Stephen Amoah[5] New Patriotic Party

Elections

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Nhyiaeso
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Richard Winfred Anane 36,307 77.9 N/A
National Democratic Congress Eric Baah-Nuako 8,908 19.1 N/A
Convention People's Party Kwame Appiah Boateng 1,411 3.0 N/A
Majority 27,399 58.8 N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Kankam, Kennedy Kwasi". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  2. ^ "NPP floors NDC to claim majority in Parliament". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  3. ^ "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  4. ^ "NPP retains Nhyiaeso seat – Today Newspaper". Today Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  5. ^ "Parliament of Ghana".