Krachi East (Ghana parliament constituency)
Krachi East | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | Krachi East District |
Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2004 |
Party | National Democratic Congress |
MP | Wisdom Gidisu |
Krachi East 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. Krachi East is located in the Krachi East district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi East and the Krachi West constituencies respectively.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Krachi East District of the Volta Region of Ghana.
History
The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.[1]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party |
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2004 | Constituency created | |
2004 | Wisdom Gidisu | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Convention People's Party | Boateng Kofi Emmanuel | — | |||
Democratic Freedom Party | Joseph Kwaku Asiedu | — | |||
National Democratic Congress | Wisdom Gidisu | — | |||
New Patriotic Party | Patrick Charty Jilimah | — | |||
Majority | — | ||||
Turnout | — | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National Democratic Congress | Wisdom Gidisu | 14,652 | 70.1 | N/A | |
New Patriotic Party | John Gyamfi | 6,261 | 29.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,391 | 40.2 | N/A | ||
See also
Notes
- ↑ "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
References
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