Bantama (Ghana parliament constituency)

Bantama
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictKumasi Metropolitan District
RegionAshanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPFrancis Asenso-Boakye

Bantama 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. Bantama is located in the Kumasi Metropolitan district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

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The seat is located within the Kumasi Metropolitan District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

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First Elected Member Party Ref
1969 Horace Walter Kofi-Sackey Progress Party [1]
1992 Jibreel Ofori Owusu National Democratic Congress [2]
1996 Richard Winfred Anane New Patriotic Party [3]
2004 Cecilia Abena Dapaah New Patriotic Party [4]
2012 Henry Kwabena Kokofu New Patriotic Party [5]
2016 Daniel Okyem Aboagye New Patriotic Party [6]
2020 Francis Asenso-Boakye New Patriotic Party

Elections

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2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bantama
Source: Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Cecilia Abena Dapaah 36,708 75.7 —
Independent Nana Osei Akoto-Kuffour 7,007 14.5 —
National Democratic Congress Osei-Tutu Richard 2,667 5.5 —
Reformed Patriotic Democrats Eunice Owusu-Ansah 1,641 3.4 —
Independent Stephen Kwaku Saahene 443 0.9 —
Majority 29,701 61.2 —
Turnout

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Walter Horace Kofi-Sackey, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  2. ^ "Ofori, Owusu Jibreel". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. ^ "Anane, Richard Winfred". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ^ "Cecilia Dapaah, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  5. ^ "Kokofu, Kwabena Henry". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  6. ^ "Daniel Okyem Aboagye, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-05-17.

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