Atiwa
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAtiwa District
RegionEastern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPKwesi Amoako Atta

Atiwa 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. Atiwa is located in the Atiwa district of the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The constituency is located within the Atiwa District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1992 William Obeng Boateng National Convention Party
1996 Yaw Baning-Darko New Patriotic Party
2000 Charles Yaw Brempong-Yeboah New Patriotic Party
2004 Charles Yaw Brempong-Yeboah New Patriotic Party
2008 Kwasi Annoh Ankamah New Patriotic Party
2010 Kwesi Amoako Atta New Patriotic Party

Elections

A by-election was scheduled for 31 August 2010[1] following the death of Kwasi Annoh Ankama, NPP MP for Atiwa. He died during a trip to London.[2] Kwesi Amoako Atta also of the NPP, won the seat with a vote of 20,282 (75%). This gave him a majority of 14,092 (52.1%).[3]

2010 by-election: Atiwa
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Kwesi Amoako Atta 20,282 75.0 -1.4
National Democratic Congress Emmanuel Atta Twum 6,190 22.9 0.2
New Vision Party George Padmore Apreku 477 1.8 —
People's National Convention Kasum Abdul-Karim 94 0.3 -0.6
Majority 14,092 52.1 -1.6
Turnout 27,540 53.3 -20.9
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Atiwa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Kwasi Annoh Ankamah 26,423 76.4 2.2
National Democratic Congress Emmanuel Atta Twum 7,851 22.7 1.3
People's National Convention Kasum Abdul-Karim 296 0.9 -0.3
Majority 18,572 53.7 -8.5
Turnout 34,931 74.2 -14.9
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Atiwa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Charles Yaw Brempong-Yeboah 25,468 74.2 5.4
National Democratic Congress John Amponsah-Kyei 7,313 21.4 -9.0
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Sarpong Aboagye Isaac 1,126 3.3 —
People's National Convention Appiah Gyekye Dan King 407 1.2 -0.1
Majority 18,155 58.2 21.8
Turnout 34,868 89.1 —
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Atiwa
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Charles Yaw Brempong-Yeboah 18,689 66.8 5.8
National Democratic Congress Ben Ohene-Kwapong 8,489 30.4 -3.7
Convention People's Party Joseph Baah 428 1.5 —
People's National Convention Daniel Kingsley G. Appiah 353 1.3 -3.6
Majority 10,200 36.4 9.5
Turnout 29,959 — —

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Atiwa constituency during the 1996 Ghanaian general election.[4]

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Atiwa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Yaw Baning-Darko 19,735 50.50 —
National Democratic Congress Ben Ohene-Kwapong 10,480 26.80 —
People's National Convention Emmanuel Darkwa-Adae 1,516 3.90 —
Majority 19,735 50.50 —
Turnout 31,731 81.3 50.9
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Atiwa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Convention Party William Obeng Boateng —
Majority —
Turnout 11,846 30.4 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "NDC assured of victory in by-election". Ghana Home Page. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  2. ^ "Atiwa MP is dead". Ghana Home Page. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  3. ^ "NPP retains Atiwa seat". Ghana Home Page. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  4. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Atiwa West Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

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