The Akan constituency is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana

Parliament of Ghana

The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...

. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 by the first past the post system of election. It is located in the Kadjebi district

Kadjebi District

The Kadjebi District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region.-Sources:*...

 of the Volta Region

Volta Region

Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.-List of districts:The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:-Background:...

 of Ghana

Ghana

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.

Boundaries

The constituency is located within the Kadjebi district of the Volta Region of Ghana. To the north is the Nkwanta South

Nkwanta South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Nkwanta South is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Nkwanta South is located in the Nkwanta district of the Volta Region of Ghana....

 constituency in the Nkwanta District

Nkwanta District

The Nkwanta South District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. The former Nkwanta District was split in 2008 into this district and the Nkwanta North District. Nkwanta, the capital of the former Nkwanta District remains as the capital of the new Nkwanta South District. The old Nkwanta...

, to the west, the Krachi East

Krachi East (Ghana parliament constituency)

Krachi East is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 in the Krachi East District

Krachi East District

The Krachi East District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. It is one of the newest districts of Ghana, being a recent split from the Krachi District. It is surrounded by the Nkwanta District to the north, the Kadjebi District to the east, the new Krachi District and the Volta Lake to the...

, to the south the Jasikan District

Jasikan District

The Jasikan District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. Amongst the most important towns in the district are Teteman, Bodada and Nsuta.- Sources :*...

 and to the east, the Ghana - Togo

Togo

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...

 border.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Dr. Seth Kwabena Akompi	National Convention Party National Convention Party National Convention Party may refer to:*National Convention Party , a political party in Gambia*National Convention Party , a political party in Ghana*National Convention Party , a political party in Mozambique...
1996	John Kwadwo Gyapong	National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...
2000	Bawa Rashid	Independent
2004	John Kwadjo Gyampong	National Democratic Congress
2008	John Kwadwo Ofori	National Democratic Congress

Elections