Ablekuma West
Constituency in Ghana
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Ablekuma West is one of the 276 constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Ablekuma West is located in the Accra Metropolis in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The member elected at the 2024 general election is Ebenezer Kwaku Addo of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
| Ablekuma West | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
| |
| District | Accra Metropolis District |
| Region | Greater Accra Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2012 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress (Ghana) |
| MP | Ebenezer Kwaku Addo |
History and boundaries
Ablekuma West was one of 45 newly created constituencies for the 2012 general election.[1] It covers the districts of Dansoman, Sahara, Gbegbeyise, Agege, Glefe, Opetekwe and Shiabu.[1] Before the 2016 general election, incumbent MP Ursula Owusu was challenged in an NPP primary election by constituency chairman Theophilus Tettey Enyo and businessman Roni Nicole.[2] The primary proved controversial, with disputes over voting registers used[1] resulting in legal challenges by party members[2] and Enyo's withdrawal. Owusu beat Nicole by 554 votes to 317, with up to 400 members reported to have boycotted the contest in protest.[3]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Ursula Owusu had been the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West since the constituency was created in 2012. Following the 2020 election, she declared that she would not lose the seat until death. At the following election in 2024, she lost the seat to the runner up from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in the 2020 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Ebenezer Kwaku Addo | 31,866 | 54.53 | +9.40 | |
| NPP | Ursula Gifty Owusu-Ekuful | 26,575 | 45.47 | −9.40 | |
| Majority | 5,291 | 9.06 | −0.68 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | — | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Ursula Gifty Owusu-Ekuful | 37,363 | 54.87 | — | |
| NDC | Ebenezer Kwaku Addo | 30,733 | 45.13 | — | |
| Liberal Party of Ghana | Esther Dickson | 0 | 0.00 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Daniel Osekine Noye | 0 | 0.00 | — | |
| Ghana Union Movement | Henry Antwi | 0 | 0.00 | — | |
| Majority | 6,630 | 9.74 | — | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | — | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Ursula Gifty Owusu-Ekuful | 32,964 | 56.82 | — | |
| NDC | Diana Obenewaa Twum | 20,240 | 34.89 | — | |
| Independent | Theophilus Nii Ayerkwei Tettey | 4,327 | 7.46 | — | |
| PPP | Charlotte Kumea Korang | 443 | 0.76 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Daniel O. Noye | 45 | 0.08 | — | |
| Majority | — | — | — | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | — | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Ursula Owusu | 36,975 | 58.22 | ||
| National Democratic Congress | Victoria Hamah | 26,153 | 41.18 | ||
| Progressive People's Party | Perry Senyo | 291 | 0.46 | ||
| People's National Convention | Daniel Noye | 55 | 0.09 | ||
| National Democratic Party | Magnus Asiamah Bekoe | 40 | 0.06 | ||
| Majority | 10,822 | 17.04 | |||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | |||||