Asunafo North (Ghana parliament constituency) explained

Asunafo North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana and also one of the six constituencies[1] in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Currently, Evans Opoku Bobie was voted and elected in the 2020 general election as the Member of Parliament for the constituency form the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[2] Winning the election with a total of 34,684 votes (52.21%) of the total votes cast beating his rival Mohammed Haruna of the National Democratic Party (NDC). The constituency is seen as one of the stronghold for the New Patroitic Party where they have won the last five general election held in the country.[3]

Asunafo North
Map2:Ahafo in Ghana 2018.svg
District:Asunafo North Municipal District
Region:Ahafo Region
Mp:Evans Bobie Opoku
Party:New Patriotic Party
Electorate:79,034

Members of Parliament

First electedMemberParty
1992David Kwasi AmankwahNational Democratic Congress
2000Benjamin Osei KuffourNew Patriotic Party
2004Benjamin Osei KuffourNew Patriotic Party
2008Robert Sarfo-MensahNew Patriotic Party
2012Robert Sarfo-MensahNew Patriotic Party
2016Evans Bobie OpokuNew Patriotic Party
2020Evans Bobie OpokuNew Patriotic Party

Boundaries

The Asunafo North constituency was one of the constituencies created prior to the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election. This constituency was originally located in the Brong-Ahafo Region, now in the Ahafo Region of Ghana.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituencies . 2023-08-18 . Ghana MPS . en-US.
  2. Web site: FM . Peace . Asunafo North Constituency Results - Election 2020 . 2023-07-08 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  3. Web site: FM . Peace . Ghana Election 2020 . 2023-08-18 . Peace FM.