Agona 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. Agona East is located in the Agona East district of the Central Region of Ghana.
| Agona East | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Agona East District |
| Region | Central Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr |
Boundaries
editThe seat is located entirely within the Agona East district of the Central Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
edit| First Elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kojo Acquah Yankah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Kweku Adu Yeboah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | John Agyabeng | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | John Agyabeng | 15,125 | 49.6 | −8.0 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Theophilus Fuseini Maranga | 15,091 | 49.5 | ||
| Democratic Freedom Party | Magnus Idan | 253 | 0.8 | — | |
| Majority | 34 | 0.1 | −33.8 | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | John Agyabeng | 18,030 | 57.6 | 13.1 | |
| Independent | Theophilus Fuseini Maranga | 7,427 | 23.7 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Kweku Adu Yeboah | 5,515 | 17.6 | −28.3 | |
| People's National Convention | Stephen Kwame Nkrumah | 339 | 1.1 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 10,603 | 33.9 | 32.5 | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kweku Adu Yeboah | 10,989 | 45.9 | −8.2 | |
| New Patriotic Party | John Agyabeng | 10,664 | 44.5 | 9.6 | |
| National Reform Party | Kofi Anane Adjei | 1,816 | 7.6 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Joseph Kodjo Duodu | 268 | 1.1 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Isaiah Kwame Asante | 199 | 0.8 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 325 | 1.4 | −17.8 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kojo Yankah | 13,336 | 54.1 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Yeboah Alex Duodu | 8,605 | 34.9 | — | |
| National Convention Party | James Kweku Mensah | 1,843 | 7.5 | — | |
| People's Convention Party | Kofi Owusu | 470 | 1.9 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Martin Kobina Nkum | 398 | 1.6 | — | |
| Majority | 4,731 | 19.2 | — | ||
| Turnout | 25,329 | 82.5 | 55.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kojo Yankah | — | |||
| Majority | — | ||||
| Turnout | 7,825 | 26.8 | — | ||
See also
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