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Bantama (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Bantama
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictKumasi Metropolitan District
RegionAshanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPCecilia Abena Dapaah

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

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

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1992 Ofori Owusu Jibreel National Democratic Congress
1996 Richard Winfred Anane New Patriotic Party
2004 Cecilia Abena Dapaah New Patriotic Party

Elections

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: 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

References