Krachi East (Ghana parliament constituency)

Krachi East
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
District Krachi East District
Region Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created 2004
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Wisdom Gidisu

Krachi 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. Krachi East is located in the Krachi East district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi East and the Krachi West constituencies respectively.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Krachi East District of the Volta Region of Ghana.

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.[1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2004 Constituency created
2004 Wisdom Gidisu National Democratic Congress

Elections

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Krachi East
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Convention People's Party Boateng Kofi Emmanuel —
Democratic Freedom Party Joseph Kwaku Asiedu —
National Democratic Congress Wisdom Gidisu —
New Patriotic Party Patrick Charty Jilimah —
Majority —
Turnout —
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Krachi East
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Wisdom Gidisu 14,652 70.1 N/A
New Patriotic Party John Gyamfi 6,261 29.9 N/A
Majority 8,391 40.2 N/A

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.

References

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