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Sefwi-Akontombra (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Sefwi-Akontombra
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictSefwi-Akontombra District
RegionWestern North Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPDjornobuah Alex Tetteh

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]

Boundaries

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The seat is located within the Sefwi-Akontombra District of the Western North Region, formally part of Western Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 2004 December 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

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Election Member Party
2004 Herod Cobbina National Democratic Congress

Elections

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2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Essikado-Ketan
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bureau, Communications. ""Sefwi Wiawso Is Capital Of Western-North Region" – President Akufo-Addo". Government Of Ghana. Retrieved 2020-09-04. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). "The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. pp. Page 11. Retrieved 2007-08-14.