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Asunafo North (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Asunafo North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana and also one of the six constituencies[1] in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Currently, Evans Opoku Bobie was voted and elected in the 2020 general election as the Member of Parliament for the constituency form the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[2] Winning the election with a total of 34,684 votes (52.21%) of the total votes cast beating his rival Mohammed Haruna of the National Democratic Party (NDC). The constituency is seen as one of the stronghold for the New Patroitic Party where they have won the last five general election held in the country.[3]

Asunafo North
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAsunafo North Municipal District
RegionAhafo Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPEvans Bobie Opoku

Members of Parliament

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First elected Member Party
1992 David Kwasi Amankwah National Democratic Congress
2000 Benjamin Osei Kuffour New Patriotic Party
2004 Benjamin Osei Kuffour New Patriotic Party
2008 Robert Sarfo-Mensah New Patriotic Party
2012 Robert Sarfo-Mensah New Patriotic Party
2016 Evans Bobie Opoku New Patriotic Party
2020 Evans Bobie Opoku New Patriotic Party

Boundaries

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The Asunafo North constituency was one of the constituencies created prior to the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election. This constituency was originally located in the Brong-Ahafo Region, now in the Ahafo Region of Ghana.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Constituencies". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  2. ^ FM, Peace. "Asunafo North Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  3. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2020". Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-08-18.