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Kumawu 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. Kumawu is located in the Sekyere Afram Plains District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
| Kumawu | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Sekyere Afram Plains District |
| Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Ernest Yaw Anim |
The seat is located within the Sekyere Afram Plains District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
| First elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Created 1992 | ||
| 1992 | Jargisu Ibrahim | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Reo Addai Basoah | New Patriotic Party |
| 2004 | Yaw Baah | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | Philip Basoah | New Patriotic Party |
| 2023 | Ernest Yaw Anim | New Patriotic Party |
There was a by-election held in May 2023 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. This was due to the sudden death of Philip Basoah, the sitting member, in March 2023. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) retained the seat. Both independent candidates in the election had the same name.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Ernest Yaw Anim | 15,264 | 70.91 | −7.26 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Kwasi Amankwaa | 3,723 | 17.29 | −3.87 | |
| Independent | Kwaku Duah | 2,478 | 11.51 | — | |
| Independent | Kwaku Duah | 62 | 0.29 | — | |
| Majority | 11,541 | 53.62 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | PHILIP BASOAH | 21,794 | 78.17 |
| NDC | EMMANUEL WILLIAM AMOAKO | 5,899 | 21.16 |
| CPP | OPOKU KYEI CLIFFORD | 188 | 0.67 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | PHILIP BASOAH | 18,858 | 68.96 |
| NDC | ASIAMAH SAMUEL | 4,142 | 15.15 |
| IND | DOMINIC OTENG | 3,991 | 14.59 |
| PPP | COLLINS KUMI BOATENG | 301 | 1.10 |
| PNC | ASANTE ISAAC | 53 | 0.19 |
| NDP | YAW OPOKU MENSAH | 0 | 0.00 |
| PPP | JOHN AGYEMAN BADU | 0 | 0.00 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | YAW BAAH | 15,217 | 56.38 |
| IND | DOMINIC OTENG | 7,120 | 26.38 |
| NDC | OHENE KWASI AGYEMANG | 4,278 | 15.85 |
| CPP | KOFI ADU POKU | 199 | 0.74 |
| DFP | YAW OPOKU MENSAH | 174 | 0.64 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | YAW BAAH | 19,223 | 70.00 |
| NDC | GEORGE AMANKWAA | 5,680 | 20.70 |
| CPP | KOFI ADU POKU | 1,831 | 6.70 |
| IND | PATRICK OSEI ABOAGYE | 556 | 2.00 |
| GCPP | YAW OPOKU MENSAHG | 187 | 0.70 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Reo Addai Basoah | 13,554 | 57.80 |
| NDC | Opanin Kwame Adu | 6,057 | 25.80 |
| IND | Kingsford O. Boateng | 3,129 | 13.40 |
| NRP | Bannor B. Augustine | 273 | 1.20 |
| CPP | Okra Frempong | 186 | 0.80 |
| PNC | James Yaw Owusu | 138 | 0.60 |
| UGM | Osei Bonsu Thompson | 100 | 0.40 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Reo Addai Basoah | 15,025 | 49.60 |
| NDC | Jargisu Ibrahim | 9,354 | 30.90 |
| PNC | Ernest Boakye Yiadom | 532 | 1.80 |
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