Offinso South (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Offinso South | |
|---|---|
Offinso District | |
| Region | Ashanti Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Isaac Yaw Opoku |
Offinso South is one of the
Offinso district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana
.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Offinso district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
1992
|
Oheneba Kofi Asamoah | Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere |
1996
|
Francis Kwasi Buor | New Patriotic Party |
2000
|
Kwabena Sarfo | New Patriotic Party |
2007
|
Owusu Achaw Duah | New Patriotic Party |
2008
|
Ben Abdallah Banda | New Patriotic Party |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Ben Abdallah Banda | 24,898 | 51.9 | -13.6 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Barbara Serwah Asamoah | 12,898 | 33.9 | 0.2 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Akwasi Owusu-Ansah | 103 | 0.3 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Kwaku Owusu Afriyie | 87 | 0.2 | — | |
| Reformed Patriotic Democrats | Michael Kotey | 63 | 0.2 | — | |
| Majority | 12,000 | 21.2 | 18.0 | ||
At the by-election held on 24 October 2006, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Owusu Achaw Duah, won the seat with a majority of 10,097.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Owusu Achaw Duah | 20,763 | 65.5 | +13.6 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Barbara Serwa Asamoah | 10,666 | 33.7 | +3.0 | |
Independent
|
Emmanuel Kwasi Addai | 177 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Democratic People's Party | Doris Appiah | 84 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,097 | 31.8 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 31,690 | 70.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kwabena Sarfo | 19,694 | 51.9 | -19.2 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Barbara Serwaa Asamoah | 11,637 | 30.7 | +3.6 | |
Independent
|
Joseph Akwasi Kumah | 6,170 | 16.3 | N/A | |
| People's National Convention | Daniel Adusei Poku | 202 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Convention People's Party | Desmond Osei Kwame | 148 | 0.4 | -0.4 | |
| Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | Faibil Nsiah Boateng | 95 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,057 | 21.2 | -22.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kwabena Sarfo | 21,693 | 71.1 | ||
| National Democratic Congress | Butah K Adunkwa | 8,257 | 27.1 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Kuting A Kwasi | 250 | 0.8 | ||
| National Reform Party | Oheneba K Asamoah | 173 | 0.6 | ||
| United Ghana Movement | Effah A Keneth | 134 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 13,436 | 44.0 | |||
| Turnout | 30,507 | 69.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Francis Kwasi Buor | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "NPP wins Offinso South bye-election". General News of Wednesday, 25 October 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-07-26.