Krachi West (Ghana parliament constituency)

Krachi West
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana

District	Krachi District
Region	Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo

Krachi West 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. Krachi West is located in the Krachi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Krachi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It covers the whole of the new Krachi District. To the east is the Krachi East constituency. It also shares a short border with the Nkwanta South to the north east. Its western neighbour is the Sene constituency in the Sene District of the Brong Ahafo Region. Its northern neighbour is the East Gonja District in the Northern Region.

History

This boundaries of this constituency were changed prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi West and the Krachi East constituencies respectively due to the creation of the new Krachi East District from the Krachi district.^[1]

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Constituency known as Krachi
1996	Sampson Kwadwo Apraku	National Democratic Congress
2000	Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo	National Democratic Congress
2004	Constituency altered from Krachi to Krachi West
2004	Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo	National Democratic Congress

Elections

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Krachi West Source:Ghana Home Page
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Convention People's Party	Mapram James Adamu			—
	Democratic People's Party	Alhassan Ibraham Salim			—
	Independent	Kofi Tarkum Tarlor			—
	National Democratic Congress	Francis Yaw Osei-Sarfo			—
	New Patriotic Party	Osei-Nti Douglas			—
Majority					—
Turnout					—

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Krachi West Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo	15,687	44.9	N/A
	New Patriotic Party	Kofi Mensah Demitia	8,861	25.4	N/A
	People's National Convention	Kofi Tarkum	8,056	23	N/A
	Independent	Alhajii Abu Safianu Baba	1,773	5.1	N/A
	Independent	Sampson Kwadwo Apraku Independent	454	1.3	N/A
	Independent	Owusu Kwasi Michael	121	0.3	N/A
Majority			6,826	19.5	N/A
Turnout			21,222	87.2	N/A

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000:Krachi Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo	32,368	72.6	N/A
	New Patriotic Party	Kofi Mensah Demitia	7,879	17.7	N/A
	National Reform Party	Frank Kwadwo Gyefour	4,338	9.7	N/A
Majority			24,489	54.9	N/A

References

↑ "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.

Constituencies in the Volta Region of Ghana

NDC	Adaklu Afadjato South Agotime-Ziope Akatsi North Akatsi South Anlo Biakoye Buem Central Tongu Ho Central Ho West Hohoe Keta Ketu North Ketu South Kpando Krachi East Krachi Nchumuru Krachi West Nkwanta North Nkwanta South North Dayi North Tongu South Dayi South Tongu

IND	Akan

NDC (25) Independent (1)

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