Akan Parliamentary constituency
Akan is in the Kadjebi District of the Volta Region of Ghana
Created:
MP:	Joseph Kwadwo Ofori
Party:	National Democratic Congress
Region:	Volta Region

The Akan constituency 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. It is located in the Kadjebi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is located within the Kadjebi district of the Volta Region of Ghana. To the north is the Nkwanta South constituency in the Nkwanta District, to the west, the Krachi East in the Krachi East District, to the south the Jasikan District and to the east, the Ghana - Togo border.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Dr. Seth Kwabena Akompi	National Convention Party
1996	John Kwadwo Gyapong	National Democratic Congress
2000	Bawa Rashid	Independent
2004	John Kwadjo Gyampong	National Democratic Congress
2008	John Kwadwo Ofori	National Democratic Congress

[edit] Elections

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Akan Sources:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Joseph Kwadwo Ofori	13,730	58.6	+2.7
	New Patriotic Party	Kofi Adjei Ntim	7,989	34.1	-6.0
	Independent	George Harrison	791	3.4	—
	Independent	Ahmed Miniru	362	1.5	—
	People's National Convention	Maxwel Gyambiby Ansong	263	1.1	-1.2
	Convention People's Party	Rashid Alao	121	0.5	-1.2
	Democratic Freedom Party	Justice Nkani	97	0.4	—
	Independent	Solomon Okoree	85	0.4	—
Majority			5,741	24.5	+8.7
Turnout			23,863	64.1	-24.4

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Akan Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	John Kwadjo Gyampong	13,716	55.9	1.0
	New Patriotic Party	Alhaji Rashid Bawa	9,843	40.1	37.7
	People's National Convention	Maxwel Gyambiby Ansong	565	2.3	—
	Convention People's Party	Pastor Gidson G. Akromah	425	1.7	0.8
Majority			3,873	15.8	2.8
Turnout			25,340	88.5	—

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Akan Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rashid Bawa	12,306	54.9	+54.1
	National Democratic Congress	John Kwadwo Gyapong	9,386	41.9	-21.5
	New Patriotic Party	Kofi Asiedu-Mensah	536	2.4	—
	Convention People's Party	Gibson-Godfried Akromah	196	0.9	—
Majority			2,920	13.0	-30.8

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Akan Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	John Kwadwo Gyapong	16,008	63.4	—
	Independent	Fudu Kassim	4,942	19.6	—
	People's Convention Party	James Yaw Fato	3,875	15.4	—
	Independent	Seth Frank Alifui	213	0.8	—
	National Convention Party	Joseph Yaw Biadoo	196	0.7	—
Majority			11,006	43.8	—

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Akan Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Convention Party	Dr. Seth Kwabena Akompi			—
Majority					—
Turnout			13,286	46.3	—

[edit] See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

[edit] References

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