Akim Swedru (Ghana parliament constituency)

Akim Swedru
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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

ElectionMemberParty
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

References

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