Sefwi-Akontombra (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Sefwi-Akontombra | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Sefwi-Akontombra District |
| Region | Western North Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Djornobuah Alex Tetteh |
Sefwi-Akontombra 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. Sefwi-Akontombra is located in the Sefwi-Akontombra district of the Western North Region of Ghana.[1]
Boundaries
[edit]The seat is located within the Sefwi-Akontombra District of the Western North Region, formally part of Western Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Sefwi-Wiawso constituency into the new Sefwi-Akontombra and Sefwi-Wiawso constituencies.[2]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Herod Cobbina | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Herod Cobbina | 14477 | 59.0 | N/A | |
| New Patriotic Party | Baidoo Appiah Kubi NPP | 10,060 | 41.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,417 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 24,950 | 89.6 | N/A | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bureau, Communications. ""Sefwi Wiawso Is Capital Of Western-North Region" – President Akufo-Addo". Government Of Ghana. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). "The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. pp. Page 11. Retrieved 2007-08-14.