Akim Oda (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Akim Oda | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Birim Central Municipal District |
| Region | Eastern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Alexander Akwasi Acquah [1] |
Alexander Akwasi Acquah is the member of parliament for the Akim Oda constituency in Ghana's 8th parliament under the fourth republic. The first time MP was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). With a majority of 25,380 votes out of the 31,943 total votes cast (which represents 79.45%), he defeated his opponents and won the seat as the 5th MP for the Constituency. He succeeded William Quaitoo who represented the constituency for eight (8) years from 2012 to 2020 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Before him was Yaw Owusu-Boateng as the member of parliament for the constituency for four (4) years (2008-2012) until a new constituency was created out of the Akim Oda constituency in 2012 which had him representing the newly created Constituency, Asene Akoroso Manso on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that year.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| First elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Created 1992 | ||
| 1992 | Nana Boaten-Abora | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Yaw Osafo-Maafo | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Yaw Owusu-Boateng | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | William Quaitoo[1] | New Patriotic Party |
| 2020 | Alexander Akwasi Acquah[2] | New Patriotic Party |
Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Alexander Akwasi Acquah | 25,380 | 79.45 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Jones Asante | 6,262 | 19.60 | +— | |
| Ghana Union Movement | Lucy Ansah | 301 | 0.94 | −— | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 31,943 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
Alexander Akwasi Acquah was elected as MP for the constituency in 2020 with 25,380 votes representing 79.45% on the ticket of NPP.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Members of Parliament | Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08.
- ^ a b "Parliamentary Results for Akim Oda". www.ghanaweb.com. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
External links
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