Agona West (Ghana parliament constituency)
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Agona West 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 West constituency is located in the Agona district
of the Central Region
of Ghana
.
and Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008 elections.
Parliament of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...
. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
by the first past the post system of election. Agona West constituency is located in the Agona district
Agona District
The Agona District is a district of Ghana in the Central Region.-Sources:*...
of the Central Region
Central Region (Ghana)
The Central Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is bordered by the Ashanti and Eastern regions to the north, Western region to the west, Greater Accra region to the east, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.-Districts:...
of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
.
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Agona district of the Central Region of Ghana.Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party |
---|---|---|
1992 | John Oscar Bimpong | National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to... |
1996 | Samuel Oppong | National Democratic Congress |
2000 | Samuel Kweku Obodai | New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*... |
Elections
Samuel Kweku Obodai, the current MP for the Agona West constituency was elected in 2000 and retained his seat in the 2004Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004
The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2004. Presidential elections were held on the same day.-Results:-See also:*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies*MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2004-External links:**...
and Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008 elections.