Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District |
| Region | Central Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Stephen Nana Ato Arthur |
Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem 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. Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem is located in the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district of the Central Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district of the Central Region of Ghana. Both the district and the constituency share common borders. It is in the south western corner of the region. It shares its northern and western borders with the Western Region of Ghana. To the north east is the Hemang Lower Denkyira constituency and to the east, the Cape Coast constituency. The Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Guinea is to the south.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 1992 | ||
| 1996 | Ato Quarshie | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | Paa Kwesi Nduom | Convention People's Party |
| 2008 | Dr Joseph Samuel Annan | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | Dr Stephen Nana Ato Arthur | New Patriotic Party |
Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem Source:Ghana Home Page | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Dr Joseph Samuel Annan | 22,746 | 48.8 | +15.6 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Stephen Nana Ato Arthur | 19,288 | 41.4 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Joachim Bruku Eshun | 4,545 | 9.8 | -57.0 | |
| Majority | 3,468 | 6.4 | — | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
As Paa Kwesi Nduom, who was a Minister of state in the New Patriotic Party Kufuor government was contesting the elections, the NPP decided not to field a candidate in this constituency but to back Nduom of the CPP instead.
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana - Page 145 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Convention People's Party | Paa Kwesi Nduom | 30,981 | 66.8 | 23.1 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Veronica Essuman Nelson | 15,427 | 33.2 | -13.1 | |
| Majority | 15,554 | 33.6% | — | ||
| Turnout | 47,347 | 86.2% | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Ato Quarshie | 16,908 | 46.3 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Paa Kwesi Nduom | 15,941 | 43.7 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | George Manso-Howard | 3,477 | 9.5 | — | |
| People's National Convention | John K. Assifuah-Nunoo | 178 | 0.5 | — | |
| Majority | 967 | 2.6 | — | ||
| Turnout | 36,504 | 59.4% | — | ||
See also
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