Kwadaso (Ghana parliament constituency)

Kwadaso 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. Kwadaso is located in the Kumasi Metropolitan district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Kwadaso
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictKumasi Metropolitan District
RegionAshanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPDr. Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Kumasi Metropolitan District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.[1]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
2004 Constituency created
2004 Josephine Hilda Addoh New Patriotic Party
2008 Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto New Patriotic Party
2020 Kingsley Nyarko New Patriotic Party

Elections
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Kwadaso
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Josephine Hilda Addoh 43,929 83.2 N/A
National Democratic Congress Joseph Yammin 7,173 13.6 N/A
People's National Convention Cosmos Owusu Ansah 1,436 2.7 N/A
Convention People's Party Daniel Essin 292 0.6 N/A
Majority 36,756 69.6 N/A

See also

References
  1. "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.

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