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Suaman (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Suaman
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAowin/Suaman District
RegionWestern North Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPStephen Michael Essuah Kofi Ackah

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 North Region of Ghana.[1]

Boundaries

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The seat is located within the Aowin/Suaman District of the Western North 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 Aowin constituencies.[2]

Members of Parliament

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First Elected Member Party
Aowin - Suaman consitiuency
1992 Arthur Sibieko Bullu National Democratic Congress
1996 John Kwekuchur Ackah National Democratic Congress
Suaman constituency
2004 Stephen Michael Essuah Kofi Ackah National Democratic Congress
2020 Joseph Betino National Democratic Congress

Elections

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2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Suaman
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Stephen Michael Essuah Kofi Ackah 6,931 57.8 N/A
New Patriotic Party Kojo Kwarteng 5,063 42.2 N/A
Majority 1,868 15.6 N/A
Turnout 12,053 83.4 N/A

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bureau, Communications (15 February 2019). ""Sefwi Wiawso Is Capital Of Western-North Region" – President Akufo-Addo". Government Of Ghana. Retrieved 2020-09-04. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). "The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. p. 11. Retrieved 2007-08-14.