Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (Ghana parliament constituency)

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.

Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District
Region	Central Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Samuel Atta Mills

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	Ref
1992
1996	Ato Quarshie	National Democratic Congress	[1][2][3][4]
2004	Paa Kwesi Nduom	Convention People's Party	[5][6][7]
2008	Dr Joseph Samuel Annan	National Democratic Congress	[citation needed]
2012	Dr Stephen Nana Ato Arthur	New Patriotic Party	[8][9][10]

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem
Source:Ghana Home Page

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.

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana - Page 145

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%	—

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives

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

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
• Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District

References

1. "Ato, Quarshie (Dr.)". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
2. "Tribute to the Ga politician Joshua Nii Attoh Quarshie • Ade Sawyerr". Ade Sawyerr. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
3. "Attoh Quarshie Defies Order Of Police Chiefs". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
4. "President introduces MMDCEs to Ga Mantse". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
5. "Paa Kwesi Nduom, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
6. "Profile of Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, Presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) | Ghana Election 2016". AfricanElections. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
7. "Nduom, Paa Kwesi". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
8. "Did You Know This About Hon. Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur?". Skyy Power FM. 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
9. "Arthur, Nana Ato Stephen Eng. (Dr)". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
10. "Dr. Ato Arthur Takes Office As Head Of Local Government Service". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-05-20.