Nkwanta North (Ghana parliament constituency)

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.

Nkwanta North
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictNkwanta North District
RegionOti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPJohn Oti Bless

Boundaries

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

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
First ElectedMemberParty
2004 New Constituency
2004 Joseph Kwaku Nayan New Patriotic Party
2012 John Oti Bless National Democratic Congress

Elections
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Nkwanta North
Source:Ghana Home Page
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 —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Nkwanta North
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
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

References
  1. 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.

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