Assin North() 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. The Assin North constituency is located in the Assin North district of the Central Region of Ghana.[1]
| Assin North | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Assin North District |
| Region | Central Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| MP | vacant |
Boundaries
editThe seat is located entirely within the Assin North Municipality of the Central Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Francis K. Edzii | National Convention Party[2] |
| 1996 | Florence Kumi | National Democratic Congress[3] |
| 2000 | Kennedy Agyapong | New Patriotic Party[4] |
| 2004 | Kennedy Agyapong | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Kennedy Agyapong | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | Samuel Ambre | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Abena Durowaa Mensah | New Patriotic Party |
| 2020 | James Gyakye Quayson | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | James Gyakye Quayson | 17,245 | 57.56 | ||
| New Patriotic Party | Charles Opoku | 12,630 | 42.15 | ||
| Liberal Party of Ghana | Bernice Enyonam Sefenu | 87 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 4,615 | 15.41 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | James Gyakye Quayson | 17,498 | 55.21 | +16.07 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Abena Durowaa Mensah | 14,193 | 44.79 | −11.98 | |
| Majority | 3,305 | 10.42 | −7.11 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
The Supreme Court of Ghana ruled by 5-2 majority decision on 13 April 2022 that James Gyakye Quayson could not continue to sit in the house as MP for Assin North. He had appealed about a Cape Coast High Court ruling that nullified his election in 2020 and ordered a by-election following a petition.[7][8] The by-election took place on 27 June 2023.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Abena Durowaa Mensah | 15,553 | 56.77 | +12.53 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Samuel Ambre | 10,751 | 39.24 | −12.40 | |
| Progressive People's Party | Isaac Manu | 979 | 3.57 | +0.39 | |
| Convention People's Party | Sanni Mahama | 115 | 0.42 | −0.05 | |
| Majority | 4,802 | 17.53 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Samuel Ambre | 14,338 | 51.64 | +18.74 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Ebenezer Appiah-Kubi | 12,281 | 44.24 | −10.76 | |
| Progressive People's Party | John Gameley Akakpo | 884 | 3.18 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Sanni Mahama | 131 | 0.47 | −0.83 | |
| National Democratic Party | Daniel Gibson Gyetuan | 129 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 2,057 | 7.40 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
Ken Ohene Agyapong, the MP for the Assin North constituency from the 2000 parliamentary election to the 2008 parliamentary election became the MP for Assin Central constituency in 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kennedy Ohene Agyapong | 24,181 | 55.0 | −3.6 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Alex D. Antwi Boasiako | 18,834 | 42.9 | 6.4 | |
| Convention People's Party | Roland Takyi | 577 | 1.3 | −3.5 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | John Dacosta Botchwey | 336 | 0.8 | — | |
| Majority | 5,347 | 7.1 | −15.0 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | — | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kennedy Ohene Agyapong | 27,255 | 58.6 | +2.01 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Percy Kwasi Aboagye Mensah | 16,966 | 36.5 | −3.18 | |
| Convention People's Party | Kwabena Affum | 2,258 | 4.8 | +2.95 | |
| Majority | 10,289 | 22.1 | +5.19 | ||
| Turnout | 46,479 | 84.8 | 20.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,778 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kennedy Ohene Agyapong | 20,066 | 56.59 | +21.92 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Florence Kumi | 14,071 | 39.68 | −23.36 | |
| Convention People's Party | Samuel Asare-Kyire | 657 | 1.85 | ||
| National Reform Party | Theresa Acquah | 352 | 0.99 | ||
| United Ghana Movement | Anthony Nkrumah | 314 | 0.88 | ||
| Majority | 5,995 | 16.91 | −11.46 | ||
| Turnout | 35,460 | 64.02 | |||
| Registered electors | 55,385 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Florence Kumi | 24,080 | 63.04 | ||
| New Patriotic Party | Kwabena Karikari-Apau | 13,242 | 34.67 | ||
| National Convention Party | Francis Kweku Edzii | 874 | 2.29 | ||
| People's Convention Party | Joseph Yeboah | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Majority | 10,838 | 28.37 | |||
| Turnout | 38,196 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Amaliba asks to withdraw from Assin North MP's case over judge's likely 'bias'". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Elected Parliamentarians -1992 Elections". Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "1996 Parliamentary Election Results" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "REPUBLIC OF GHANA - LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". Adam Carr's Election Archives. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "EC declares Gyakye Quayson winner of Assin North by-election". GhanaWeb. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Assin North". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Cape Coast court orders another election in Assin North". GhanaWeb. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Hawkson, Emmanuel Ebo (13 April 2022). "Supreme Court orders Quayson to stop holding himself as MP". Graphic Online. Accra. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Shirley Asiedu-Addo (27 June 2023). "Assin North by-election today". Accra: Graphic Communications Group Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Assin North". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Election 2012: Assin North". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results Assin North (Central Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b c David Lublin. "Election Passport - Providing election data from around the world". electionpassport.com. American University School of Public Affairs. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "1996 Parliamentary Election Results" (PDF). Official website, Electoral Commission of Ghana. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2023.