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Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asokwa 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. Asokwa is located in the Kumasi Metropolitan District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Asokwa | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | Kumasi Metropolitan District |
Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2004 |
Party | New Patriotic Party |
MP | Patricia Appiagyei |
The seat is located within the Kumasi Metropolitan District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.[1]
Election | Member | Party |
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2004 | Constituency created | |
2004 | Maxwell Kofi Jumah | New Patriotic Party |
2008 | Maxwell Kofi Jumah | New Patriotic Party |
2012 | Patricia Appiagyei | New Patriotic Party |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NPP | Patricia Appiagyei | 54,904 | 80.32 | ||
NDC | Charles Kojo Obeng | 12,647 | 18.50 | ||
PPP | Emmanuel Chris Nyamekye | 568 | 0.83 | ||
CPP | Isaac Halifax Bekoe | 156 | 0.23 | ||
NDP | Osei Bonsu William | 85 | 0.12 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Patriotic Party | Maxwell Kofi Jumah | 34,801 | 62.0 | ||
Independent | Gyimah Akwanuasah | 13,665 | 24.4 | ||
Convention People's Party | Kwaku Baah Bonsu | 7,653 | 13.6 | ||
Majority | 21,136 | 37.6 |
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