Nkwanta North (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Nkwanta North | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Nkwanta North District |
| Region | Oti Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | John Oti Bless |
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 Oti Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
[edit]The seat is located within the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region of Ghana. It is bounded to the south by the Nkwanta South District and to the east by the Republic of Togo. To the north is the Northern Region and to the west, the Northern Region and the Volta River.
History
[edit]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
[edit]| First Elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | New Constituency | |
| 2004 | Joseph Kwaku Nayan | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | John Oti Bless | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
[edit]| 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 | — | ||||
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. pp. Page 11. Retrieved 2007-08-14.