Yilo Krobo (Ghana parliament constituency)
Eastern region of Ghana
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The Yilo Krobo constituency is in the Eastern region of Ghana. The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Albert Tetteh Nyakotey.[1] He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 4,687 votes more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP.[2] He had represented the constituency in the 4th Republican parliament.
| Yilo Krobo | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
| |
| District | Yilo Krobo District |
| Region | Eastern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress (NDC) |
| MP | Albert Tetteh Nyakotey |
On 21 January 2012, Raymond Tawiah lost the chance to represent the constituency for the third time. He was replaced by Kofi Amoatey who defeated the incumbent in the Primaries. On 7 December 2012 Kofi Amoatey standing on the ticket of the ruling National Democratic Congress, polled 26,581 votes representing 60.36% of valid votes cast to beat his closest rival Christian Kofi Tettey of the opposition New Patriotic Party who only managed 14,510 representing 32.95% despite having attempted to capture the seat in the last 5 parliamentary elections.[3]
Members of Parliament
| First elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| First Republic - Yilo Krobo | ||
| 1954 | E. H. T. Korboe | Convention People's Party |
| Second Republic - Yilo-Osudoku | ||
| 1969 | George Tetteh Odonkor | National Alliance of Liberals |
| Third Republic - Yilo-Osudoku | ||
| 1979 | Emmanuel Kwadwo Obuadey | People's National Party |
| Fourth Republic - Yilo Krobo | ||
| 1992 | Priscilla Esther Korboe | Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere |
| 1996 | Daniel Tekpertey[1] | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | Raymond Tawiah Abraham[1] | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | Kofi Amoatey[1] | National Democratic Congress |
| 2020 | Albert Tetteh Nyakotey[1] | National Democratic Congress |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Albert Tetteh Nyakotey | 25,625 | 56.74 | +1.06 | |
| NPP | Richard Twum Barima Koranteng | 19,122 | 42.34 | −1.98 | |
| CPP | Aseni Ebenezer Tetteh[6] | 412 | — | ||
| Majority | 6,503 | 14.40 | +3.04 | ||
| Turnout | 45,645 | — | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Albert Tetteh Nyakotey | 26,165 | 55.68 | ||
| NPP | Appertey Francis Djetse | 20828 | 44.32 | ||
| Majority | 5,337 | 11.36 | |||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||