Assin North (Ghana parliament constituency)
Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana
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Assin 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. James Gyakye Quayson is the member of parliament for the constituency.[1] The Assin North constituency is located in the Assin North district of the Central Region of Ghana.[2]
| Assin North | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
| |
| District | Assin North District |
| Region | Central Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | James Gyakye Quayson |
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Assin North Municipality of the Central Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Francis K. Edzii | National Convention Party[3] |
| 1996 | Florence Kumi | National Democratic Congress[4] |
| 2000 | Kennedy Agyapong | New Patriotic Party[5] |
| 2004 | Kennedy Agyapong | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Kennedy Agyapong | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | Samuel Ambre | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Abena Durowaa Mensah | New Patriotic Party |
| 2020 | James Gyakye Quayson | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | James Gyakye Quayson | 17,245 | 57.56 | ||
| New Patriotic Party | Charles Opoku | 12,630 | 42.15 | ||
| Liberal Party of Ghana | Bernice Enyonam Sefenu | 87 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 4,615 | 15.41 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | James Gyakye Quayson | 17,498 | 55.21 | +16.07 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Abena Durowaa Mensah | 14,193 | 44.79 | −11.98 | |
| Majority | 3,305 | 10.42 | −7.11 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
The Supreme Court of Ghana ruled by 5-2 majority decision on 13 April 2022 that James Gyakye Quayson could not continue to sit in the house as MP for Assin North. He had appealed about a Cape Coast High Court ruling that nullified his election in 2020 and ordered a by-election following a petition.[8][9] The by-election took place on 27 June 2023.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Abena Durowaa Mensah | 15,553 | 56.77 | +12.53 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Samuel Ambre | 10,751 | 39.24 | −12.40 | |
| Progressive People's Party | Isaac Manu | 979 | 3.57 | +0.39 | |
| Convention People's Party | Sanni Mahama | 115 | 0.42 | −0.05 | |
| Majority | 4,802 | 17.53 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Samuel Ambre | 14,338 | 51.64 | +18.74 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Ebenezer Appiah-Kubi | 12,281 | 44.24 | −10.76 | |
| Progressive People's Party | John Gameley Akakpo | 884 | 3.18 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Sanni Mahama | 131 | 0.47 | −0.83 | |
| National Democratic Party | Daniel Gibson Gyetuan | 129 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 2,057 | 7.40 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
Ken Ohene Agyapong, the MP for the Assin North constituency from the 2000 parliamentary election to the 2008 parliamentary election became the MP for Assin Central constituency in 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kennedy Ohene Agyapong | 24,181 | 55.0 | −3.6 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Alex D. Antwi Boasiako | 18,834 | 42.9 | 6.4 | |
| Convention People's Party | Roland Takyi | 577 | 1.3 | −3.5 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | John Dacosta Botchwey | 336 | 0.8 | — | |
| Majority | 5,347 | 7.1 | −15.0 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | — | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kennedy Ohene Agyapong | 27,255 | 58.6 | +2.01 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Percy Kwasi Aboagye Mensah | 16,966 | 36.5 | −3.18 | |
| Convention People's Party | Kwabena Affum | 2,258 | 4.8 | +2.95 | |
| Majority | 10,289 | 22.1 | +5.19 | ||
| Turnout | 46,479 | 84.8 | 20.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,778 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kennedy Ohene Agyapong | 20,066 | 56.59 | +21.92 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Florence Kumi | 14,071 | 39.68 | −23.36 | |
| Convention People's Party | Samuel Asare-Kyire | 657 | 1.85 | ||
| National Reform Party | Theresa Acquah | 352 | 0.99 | ||
| United Ghana Movement | Anthony Nkrumah | 314 | 0.88 | ||
| Majority | 5,995 | 16.91 | −11.46 | ||
| Turnout | 35,460 | 64.02 | |||
| Registered electors | 55,385 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Florence Kumi | 24,080 | 63.04 | ||
| New Patriotic Party | Kwabena Karikari-Apau | 13,242 | 34.67 | ||
| National Convention Party | Francis Kweku Edzii | 874 | 2.29 | ||
| People's Convention Party | Joseph Yeboah | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Majority | 10,838 | 28.37 | |||
| Turnout | 38,196 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||