Nkwanta North (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Nkwanta North | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Nkwanta District |
| Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Joseph Kwaku Nayan |
Nkwanta North 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. Nkwanta North is located in the Nkwanta district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Nkwanta District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Nkwanta constituency into the new Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South constituencies.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Joseph Kwaku Nayan | New Patriotic Party |
Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Nkwanta North Source:Ghana Home Page | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Joseph Kwaku Nayan | 9,426 | 58.1 | +28.1 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Dr. Joseph Kwabena Manboah-Rockson | 3,241 | 20 | -5.2 | |
| Independent | Solomon Kwame Bachabori | 3,241 | 20 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Emmanuel Kwadjo Gmanab | 308 | 1.9 | — | |
| Majority | 6,185 | 38.1 | +34.4 | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Nkwanta North Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Joseph Kwaku Nayan | 6,178 | 30.0 | N/A | |
| National Democratic Congress | Muftawu Iddrisu | 5,424 | 26.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Dr. J. Mamboah-Rockson | 5,188 | 25.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Abdulai Fulamba | 3,678 | 17.9 | N/A | |
| Convention People's Party | Abdulai Aziz Tairu | 123 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 754 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 21,332 | 93.1 | N/A | ||
See also
References
- ↑ 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,
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