Awutu-Senya 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. Cape Coast constituency is located in the Cape Coast Municipal district

Cape Coast Municipal District

The Cape Coast Municipal District is a district of Ghana in the Central Region. It is the smallest district in the country. It is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea to the south, Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District to the west, Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District to the east and the Twifo/Heman/Lower...

 of the Central Region

Central Region (Ghana)

The Central Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is bordered by the Ashanti and Eastern regions to the north, Western region to the west, Greater Accra region to the east, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.-Districts:...

 of Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

.

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Harry Hayford	National Convention Party National Convention Party (Ghana) The National Convention Party is a political party in Ghana that existed between 1992 and January 1996.-Formation:The party was formed in 1992 after the ban on political parties was lifted by the military Provisional National Defence Council government...
1996	Christine Churcher	New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*...
2008	Ebo Barton-Odro	National Democratic Congress

Elections

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
• Cape Coast Municipal District
  Cape Coast Municipal District
  The Cape Coast Municipal District is a district of Ghana in the Central Region. It is the smallest district in the country. It is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea to the south, Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District to the west, Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese District to the east and the Twifo/Heman/Lower...
  
  
• Cape Coast
  Cape Coast
  Cape Coast, or Cabo Corso, is the capital of the Central Region of Ghana and is also the capital city of the Fante people, or Mfantsefo. It is situated 165 km west of Accra on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of 82,291 . From the 16th century the city has changed hands between the...