Sefwi-Akontombra (Ghana parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in Ghana
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Sefwi-Akontombra 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. Sefwi-Akontombra is located in the Sefwi-Akontombra district of the Western North Region of Ghana.[1]
DistrictSefwi-Akontombra District
Created2004
| Sefwi-Akontombra | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
| |
| District | Sefwi-Akontombra District |
| Region | Western North Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Djornobuah Alex Tetteh |
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Sefwi-Akontombra District of the Western North Region, formerly part of Western Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the December 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Sefwi-Wiawso constituency into the new Sefwi-Akontombra and Sefwi-Wiawso constituencies.[2]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Herod Cobbina | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Herod Cobbina | 14477 | 59.0 | N/A | |
| New Patriotic Party | Baidoo Appiah Kubi NPP | 10,060 | 41.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,417 | 18.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 24,950 | 89.6 | N/A | ||