Cape Coast (Ghana parliament constituency)
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| Cape Coast | |
|---|---|
Central Region of Ghana | |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Ebo Barton-Odro |
Awutu-Senya is one of the
Central Region of Ghana
.
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kwesi Plange | Convention People's Party | 1951-1953 |
| 1953 by-election | Amponsah Dadzie | Ghana Congress Party | 1953-1954 |
| 1954 | Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck | Convention People's Party | 1954-1965 |
| 1965 | Professor. Kojo Abraham | Convention People's Party | 1965-1966 |
| 1969 | T. D. Brodie-Mends | Progress Party | 1969-1972 |
| 1979 | Dr. Bassa Quansah | Action Congress Party | 1979-1981 |
1992
|
Harry Hayford | National Convention Party | 1992-1996 |
1996
|
Christine Churcher | New Patriotic Party | 1996-2008 |
2008
|
Ebo Barton-Odro | National Democratic Congress | 2008-2012 |
The constituency was split into the Cape Coast North and Cape Coast South constituencies in 2012.[1][2]
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Ebo Barton-Odro | 38,694 | 54.1 | 9.6 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kwamena Ollenu Amponsah-Dadzie | 31,426 | 44.0 | -7.2 | |
| Convention People's Party | Emmanuel Kweku Sagoe | 947 | 1.3 | -2.2 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Joel Eshun | 219 | 0.3 | — | |
Independent
|
Ato Aidoo Nyanor | 217 | 0.3 | — | |
| Majority | 7,268 | 10.1 | 3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 72,053 | 69.5 | -16.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Christine Churcher | 36,264 | 51.2 | -4.5 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Ebo Barton-Odro | 31,538 | 44.5 | 2.9 | |
| Convention People's Party | Araba Bentsi-Enchill | 2,497 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| People's National Convention | Macdonald Kobbs Tongo | 567 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 4,726 | 6.7 | -7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 71,781 | 86.3 | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Christine Churcher | 31,573 | 55.7 | 3.7 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Ebo Barton-Odro | 23,550 | 41.6 | -4.4 | |
| Convention People's Party | Araba Bentsi-Enchill | 846 | 1.5 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Macdonald Kobbs Tong | 374 | 0.7 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Kweku Orleans-Lindsay | 309 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 8,023 | 14.1 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Christine Churcher | 30,496 | 54.0 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | S. Valis - Akyianu | 25,932 | 46.0 | — | |
| Majority | 4,564 | 8.0 | — | ||
| Turnout | 56428 | 85.4 | 53.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Convention Party | Harry Hayford | — | — | — | |
| Majority | — | — | — | ||
| Turnout | 12,005 | 31.7 | — | ||
See also
- List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
- Cape Coast Municipal District
- Cape Coast
References
- ^ FM, Peace. "Cape Coast North Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Cape Coast South Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
