Jaman South
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
RegionBono Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPWilliams Okofo-Dateh

Jaman South is a municipal area with 130 settlements, and a total population of 114,257.[1] However, the voting population is a fraction of this. The current MP for this district is Yaw Afful of the New Patriotic Party.

History

Afful Yaw Maama was the member of parliament for the constituency in 2008. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won a majority of 6,506 votes[2] to become the MP. He succeeded Anna Nyamekye who had represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament also on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Members of Parliament

First elected Member Party Term
2004 Anna Nyamekye New Patriotic Party 2004 – 2008
2008 Yaw Afful New Patriotic Party 2008 – 2012
2012 Anna Nyamekye New Patriotic Party
2020 Williams Okofo-Dateh National Democratic Congress 2021 - date

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jaman South population". city population. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008


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