Akim Swedru (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Akim Swedru | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Birim South District |
| Region | Eastern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Joseph Ampomah Bosompem |
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. Akim Swedru is located in the Birim South district of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The constituency is located within the Birim South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Paul Kofi Peprah | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Joseph Ampomah Bosompem | New Patriotic Party |
Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: 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 | — | — | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: 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 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: 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 | — | — | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: 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 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Akim Swedru Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Paul Kofi Peprah | — | |||
| Majority | — | ||||
| Turnout | 7,868 | 25.6 | — | ||
See also
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