Hemang Lower Denkyira is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana

Parliament of Ghana

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. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)

Member of Parliament

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 by the first past the post system of election. The Hemang Lower Denkyira constituency is located in the Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira district

Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira District

The Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira District is a district in the Central Region of Ghana.Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira district is where Kakum National Park is located. The district also has the River Pra and the Twifo oil palm plantation ltd.-External links:...

 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 Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira district of the Central Region of Ghana.

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana

Electoral Commission of Ghana

The Electoral Commission of Ghana is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members, its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution. The current commission was established by the Electoral Commission Act of 1993.-Members:The Commission is...

 along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
2004	Benjamin Bimpong Donkor	New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*...

Elections

Benjamin Bimpong Donkor, the current MP for the Assin South constituency was first elected in the constituency's first ever election in 2004

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004

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. He retained his seat by a majority of 476 (2.4%) in the 2008 parliamenary election.