Krachi West is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana

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. Krachi West is located in the Krachi district

Krachi District

The Krachi West District is a district of Ghana located in the north west of the Volta Region. It is one of the 28 districts newly created in 2008. Its eastern neighbour is the Nkwanta District and Kadjebi District is to the west. The demographic data for this new district is now being extracted....

  of the Volta Region

Volta Region

Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.-List of districts:The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:-Background:...

 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...

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Krachi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It covers the whole of the new Krachi District. To the east is the Krachi East constituency. It also shares a short border with the Nkwanta South

Nkwanta South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Nkwanta South is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Nkwanta South is located in the Nkwanta district of the Volta Region of Ghana....

 to the north east. Its western neighbour is the Sene

Sene (Ghana parliament constituency)

Felix Twumasi-Appiah NDC is the member of parliament for the constituency. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and won a majority of 3,598 votes to become the MP. He had also represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament.- References :...

 constituency in the Sene District

Sene District

The Sene District is a district of Ghana in the Brong Ahafo Region.-Sources:*...

 of the Brong Ahafo Region. Its northern neighbour is the East Gonja District

East Gonja District

The East Gonja District is a district of Ghana in the Northern Region.-Sources:*...

 in the Northern Region

Northern Region (Ghana)

The Northern Region is the largest area of Ghana. As of 2009, it is divided into 20 districts. The region's capital is Tamale. Climatically, religiously, linguistically, and culturally, the region differs greatly from the politically and economically dominating regions of central and southern...

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History

This boundaries of this constituency were changed prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election

Ghanaian 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:**...

 in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi West and the Krachi East

Krachi East (Ghana parliament constituency)

Krachi East is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 constituencies respectively due to the creation of the new Krachi East District

Krachi East District

The Krachi East District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. It is one of the newest districts of Ghana, being a recent split from the Krachi District. It is surrounded by the Nkwanta District to the north, the Kadjebi District to the east, the new Krachi District and the Volta Lake to the...

 from the Krachi district.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 29 December 1992. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1979 election, 13 years earlier. Presidential elections were held earlier on 3 November 1992. Only 28.1% of the registered voters turned out for the parliamentary elections...	Constituency known as Krachi
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 1996. Presidential elections were held on the same day. The result was a victory for the National Democratic Con, which won 133 of the 200 seats.-Results:-By region:-See also:...	Sampson Kwadwo Apraku	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...
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2000. Presidential elections were held on the same day with a second round on 28 December 2000. 62% of registered voters turned out for the elections...	Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo	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...
2004 Ghanaian 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:**...	Constituency altered from Krachi to Krachi West
2004 Ghanaian 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:**...	Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo	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...

Elections