Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (Ghana parliament constituency)
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Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem 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. Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem is located in the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district
of the Central Region
of Ghana
.
of Ghana. To the north east is the Hemang Lower Denkyira
constituency and to the east, the Cape Coast
constituency. The Atlantic Ocean
or Gulf of Guinea
is to the south.
As Paa Kwesi Nduom, who was a Minister of state in the New Patriotic Party Kufuor government
was contesting the elections, the NPP decided not to field a candidate in this constituency but to back Nduom of the CPP instead.
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. Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem is located in the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District
The Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District is a district of Ghana in the Central Region.-Sources:*...
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 Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district of the Central Region of Ghana. Both the district and the constituency share common borders. It is in the south western corner of the region. It shares its northern and western borders with the Western RegionWestern Region (Ghana)
The Western Region of Ghana, reaching from the Côte d'Ivoire border in the west to the Central Region in the east, includes the large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points,...
of Ghana. To the north east is the Hemang Lower Denkyira
Hemang Lower Denkyira (Ghana parliament constituency)
Hemang Lower Denkyira 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...
constituency and to the east, the Cape Coast
Cape Coast (Ghana parliament constituency)
Awutu-Senya 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...
constituency. The Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
or Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian is in the gulf....
is to the south.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party |
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1992 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1992 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1992 parliamentary election, held on December 29, 1992. The preceding presidential election was considered to have been conducted in a free and fair manner by... |
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1996 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1996 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1996 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 1996.The list is arranged by region and constituency... |
Ato Quarshie | 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... |
2004 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2004 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2004 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2004.... |
Paa Kwesi Nduom Paa Kwesi Nduom Paa Kwesi Nduom or Papa Kwesi Nduom, is a business consultant and politician. He is the Convention People's Party's nominee to contest the Ghanaian presidential election in December 2008... |
Convention People's Party Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party is a socialist political party in Ghana, based on the ideas of former President Kwame Nkrumah.The CPP was formed in 1949 by Kwame Nkrumah to campaign for the independence of the Gold Coast. It ruled Ghana from 1957 to 1966... |
2008 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2008 The election of Members of Parliament to the 5th Parliament of the Fourth Republic was held on 7 December 2008. The Speaker is not an elected member of parliament though he/she is qualified to be stand for election as such.-Current composition:... |
Dr Joseph Samuel Annan | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
As Paa Kwesi Nduom, who was a Minister of state in the New Patriotic Party Kufuor government
Kufuor government
This is a list of the ministers who have served in John Kufuor's New Patriotic Party government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This started on January 7, 2001, the first changeover between civilian governments in Ghana through the ballot box. John Kufuor won the 2004 elections and is serving...
was contesting the elections, the NPP decided not to field a candidate in this constituency but to back Nduom of the CPP instead.