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Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asawase 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, Asawase is famous for being a stronghold for NDC in the Ashanti Region. Asawase is located in the Kumasi Metropolitan district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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Asawase | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | Kumasi Metropolitan District |
Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2004 |
Party | National Democratic Congress |
MP | Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak |
This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 and has since been held by the National Democratic Congress. It is one of the hottest seats in the Ashanti Region and as such elections on there are keenly contested. The current member of parliament for the Asawase Consistuency is Hon Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak a leading member in the NDC.
The seat is located within the Kumasi Metropolitan District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The constituency was formed in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230. The Asokwa East and Asokwa West constituencies were realigned, forming the Asawase (Asokwa) constituency and the new Oforikrom constituency.
Election | Member | Party |
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2004 | Constituency created | |
2004 | Gibril Adamu Mohammed | National Democratic Congress |
2005 | Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak | National Democratic Congress |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak | 36,234 | 56.6 | −3.8 | |
New Patriotic Party | Mohammed Abdul Kabir | 27,118 | 42.4 | +3.7 | |
People's National Convention | Elyasu Mohammed | 369 | 0.6 | −0.2 | |
Convention People's Party | Alhaji Baba Musah | 262 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Democratic Freedom Party | Mohammed Bashir Tijani | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,116 | 14.2 | −7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak | 31,017 | 60.4 | +10.7 | |
New Patriotic Party | Shuaibu Musah Sharif | 19,875 | 38.7 | −4.4 | |
People's National Convention | Ibrahim Mohammed Issaka | 417 | 0.8 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 11,142 | 21.7 | +15.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,635 | 64.29 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Gibril Adamu Mohammed | 33,541 | 49.7 | N/A | |
New Patriotic Party | Patrick Appiagyei | 29,067 | 43.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Abdul Majeed Alhassan | 2,505 | 3.7 | N/A | |
People's National Convention | Thomas Tangwanse Atigah | 1,598 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Convention People's Party | King Hassan Abu Bong | 570 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Democratic People's Party (Ghana) | Adam Diyawu Rahman | 204 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,474 | 6.6 | N/A |
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