Nkoranza North 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)

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 by the first past the post system of election. Nkoranza North is located in the Nkoranza district

Nkoranza District

The Nkoranza District is a district of Ghana in the Brong Ahafo Region.-Sources:*...

  of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

Ghana

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This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004

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 in 2004 and has been held by the New Patriotic Party

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 since then.

At the by-election

By-election

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 held on 13 March 2007, the New Patriotic Party

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 (NPP) candidate, Derek Oduro, won the seat with an increased majority.

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Nkoranza district of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It covers the northern part of the district. To the south is the Nkoranza South

Nkoranza South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Kwame Ampofo Twumasi NPP 1,586 Kwame Ampofo Twumasi NPPRobert Sarfo-Mensah is the member of parliament for the constituency. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party won a majority of 3,093 votes to become the MP. He had also represented the constituency in the 4th Republic...

 constituency. Its western boundary is the Techiman North

Techiman North (Ghana parliament constituency)

Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi is the member of parliament for the constituency. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party and won a majority of 2,139 votes to become the MP. He succeeded Alex Kyeremeh who had also represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament on the...

 constituency in the Techiman Municipal District

Techiman Municipal District

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. To the north is Kintampo South

Kintampo South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Yaw Effah-Baafi is the member of parliament for the constituency. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and won a majority of 2,346 votes to become the MP. He had also represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament....

 constituency in the Kintampo South District

Kintampo South District

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 and the Pru

Pru (Ghana parliament constituency)

Masoud Baba Abdul-Rahman is the member of parliament for the constituency. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and won a majority of 4,096 votes to become the MP. He had also represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament.- References :...

 constituency in the Pru District

Pru District

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 is north east. The eastern boundary is formed by the Atebubu Amantin

Atebubu-Amantin (Ghana parliament constituency)

Emmanuel Owusu Manu is the member of parliament for the constituency. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress won a majority of 3,395 votes to become the MP. He had also represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament....

 constituency in the Atebubu-Amantin District

Atebubu-Amantin District

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. The south eastern boundary is formed by the Ejura Sekyedumase

Ejura-Sekyedumase (Ghana parliament constituency)

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 constituency in the Ejura/Sekyedumase District

Ejura/Sekyedumase District

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 of the Ashanti Region

Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Region is the third largest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 24389 square kilometers or 10.2 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the most populated region with a population of 3,612,950 in 2000,...

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History

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

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

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2004. Presidential elections were held on the same day.-Results:-See also:*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies*MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2004-External links:**...	Constituency created
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2004. Presidential elections were held on the same day.-Results:-See also:*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies*MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2004-External links:**...	Eric Amoateng Eric Amoateng Eric Amoateng is a politician and a former Member of Parliament in Ghana. He was arrested for drug trafficking in 2005 in the United States and jailed for drug trafficking.-Early life and education:...	New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*...
2007	Major Derek Oduro	New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*...

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