Suaman (Ghana parliament constituency)
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Suaman 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. Suaman is located in the Aowin/Suaman district
of the Western Region
of Ghana
.
constituencies.
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. Suaman is located in the Aowin/Suaman district
Aowin/Suaman District
The Aowin/Suaman District is a district of Ghana in the Western Region.It shares common boundaries with Wassa Amenfi, Jomoro, Sefewi-Wiawso and Juabeso-Bia Districts. It is bordered by La Cote de voire to the west. The district capital is Enchi...
of the Western Region
Western 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
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 within the Aowin/Suaman District of the Western Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Aowin-Suaman constituency into the new Suaman and AowinAowin (Ghana parliament constituency)
Mathias Kwame Ntow is the member of parliament for the constituency. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress won a majority of 3,898 votes to become the MP. He took over from Samuel Adu Gyamfi who had represented the constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party .-...
constituencies.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party |
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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:**... |
Stephen Michael Essuah Kofi Ackah | 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... |