Upper Manya (Ghana parliament constituency)

Upper Manya
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictManya Krobo District
RegionEastern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPBismark Tetteh Nyarko

Upper Manya 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. Upper Manya is located in the Manya Krobo district of the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1992 Charles Tei Sawer National Convention Party
1996 Solomon Tettey Terkper National Democratic Congress
2000 Stephen Amoanor Kwao National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Upper Manya
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Stephen Amoanor Kwao 14,398 66.9 6.0
New Patriotic Party Gustov Jonathan Narh Dometey 6,639 30.8 −7.5
People's National Convention Tei Gideon Kpabitey 315 1.5 0.6
Convention People's Party Francis Teye Kwadjo 178 0.8 —
Majority 7,759 36.1 13.5
Turnout — — —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Upper Manya
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana & Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Stephen Amoanor Kwao 15,764 60.9 0.0
New Patriotic Party Jonathan Narh-Dometey Gustav 9,912 38.3 22.0
People's National Convention Ransford Nartey Matey 225 0.9 −1.4
Majority 5,852 22.6 −22.0
Turnout 25,901 84.0 —
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Upper Manya
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Stephen Amoanor Kwao 11,795 60.9 3.1
New Patriotic Party Joe Sam 3,151 16.3 6.4
National Reform Party Charles Kwesi Narh 2,631 13.6 —
Convention People's Party Solomon Tettey Terkper 1,090 5.6 —
People's National Convention Martin Adama Okai 452 2.3 0.1
United Ghana Movement Kwadjo Francis Teye 261 1.3 —
Majority 8,644 44.6 4.9
Turnout — — —
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Upper Manya
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Solomon Tettey Terkper 15,390 57.8 —
Independent Emmanuel Ansah Nartey 4,827 18.1 —
National Convention Party Charles Kwesi Narh 3,173 11.9 —
New Patriotic Party Joe Sam 2,644 9.9 —
People's National Convention Martin Adama Okai 587 2.2 —
Majority 10,563 39.7 —
Turnout 26,621 74.9 53.1
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Upper Manya
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Convention Party Charles Tei Sawer — — —
Majority — — —
Turnout 8,574 21.8 —

See also