List of MPs elected in the 2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election explained

The election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 6th Parliament of the Fourth Republic was held on 7 and 8 December 2012.[1] The Speaker is not an elected member of parliament though he/she is qualified to stand for election as such. There are a total of 275 constituencies in Ghana. 45 new constituencies were created prior to the 2012 election.[2] The 6th Parliament shall have its first sitting on Monday 7 January 2013 at "five minutes past twelve midnight" (12:05 GMT) to elect a Speaker and Deputy Speakers as well as for the administration of Oaths to the Speaker and Members of Parliament.[3] [4]

Current composition

Results from 275 constituencies are shown in the table below.[5] [6] [7] [8]

AffiliationMembers
National Democratic Congress (NDC)148
New Patriotic Party (NPP)122
Independent4
People's National Convention (PNC)1
 Total275
 Government Majority21

Current composition due to by-elections. The last by-election was the Talensi by-election which was conducted on 7 July 2015.

AffiliationMembers
National Democratic Congress (NDC)148
New Patriotic Party (NPP)121
Independent4
Convention People's Party (CPP)1
People's National Convention (PNC)1
 Total275
 Government Majority21

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 and 8 December 2012, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat prior to the election.

Table of contents:Ashanti Region • Brong Ahafo Region • Central Region • Eastern Region • Greater Accra Region
Northern Region • Upper East Region • Upper West Region • Volta Region • Western Region
Changes • By-elections • Notes and References • See also • External links and sources

Ashanti Region - 47 seats

width=200 Constituencywidth=200 Elected MPwidth=100 Elected Partywidth=100 Majoritywidth=200 Previous MPwidth=200 Previous Party
Adansi-Akrofuom
(formerly Akrofuom) 		NPP 1,387 Kwabena Appiah-Pinkrah
(MP for Akrofuom) 		NPP
NPP 1,639 Kobina Tahir Hammond NPP
NPP 11,390 New constituency
NPP 35,930 New constituency
NPP 23,541 Hennric David Yeboah NPP
NDC 423 Richard Akuoko Adiyiah NPP
Ahafo Ano South East
(New constituency) 		NPP 2,285 New constituency
NPP 4,845 formerly Ahafo Ano South
NPP 15,559 New constituency
NPP 5,207 Kwame Anyimadu AntwiNPP
NPP 11,961 Gifty Ohene Konadu NPP
NDC 12,904 NDC
NPP 52,257 Maxwell Kofi Jumah NPP
NPP 38,888 Dr. Kojo Appiah-Kubi NPP
NPP 9,504 Isaac Kwame Asiamah NPP
NPP 17,792 Benito Owusu Bio
(MP for Atwima-Nwabiagya) 		NPP
NPP 30,023 New constituency
NPP 40,387 NPP
NPP 40,633 Joseph Osei-Owusu Independent
NPP 8,826 Nana Yaw Edward Ofori-Kuragu Independent
NPP 17,555 Simon Osei Mensah NPP
NPP 16,397 Frank Boakye Agyen NPP
NPP 40,188 (Ejisu-Juaben)
NPP 295 Alhaji Issifu Pangabu Mohammed NDC
NPP 7,430 Nana Abu Bonsra NPP
Juaben
(New constituency) 		NPP 15,259 New constituency
NPP 14,716 Yaw Baah NPP
NPP 44,527 Kofi Frimpong NPP
NPP 46,488 Owusu Afriyie Akoto NPP
NPP 22,435 Francis Addai-Nimoh NPP
Manhyia North
(New constituency) 		NPP 23,336 New constituency
NPP 28,262 Matthew Opoku Prempeh
(Minority Leader)
Manhyia 		NPP
Manso Edubia
(New constituency) 		NPP 18,042 New constituency
Grace Addo
(Former MP for Amansie West) 		NPP 22,497 New constituency
NDC 3,699 Ernest Kofi Yakah NDC
NPP 33,085 Richard Winfred Anane NPP
NPP 8,357 Kwame Osei Prempeh NPP
Obuasi East
(New constituency) 		NPP 8,831 Edward Michael Ennin
(MP for Obuasi) 		NPP
NPP 14,839 New constituency
NPP 21,300 Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi NPP
NPP 607 A. C. Ntim NPP
NPP 17,133 Ben Abdallah Banda NPP
NPP 29,419 Elizabeth Agyemang NPP
NPP44,257 Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei NPP
Sekyere Afram Plains
(New constituency) 		NDC 3,819 New constituency
Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu
(Minority leader) 		NPP 50,240 Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu NPP
NPP 31,721 Isaac Osei NPP

Brong Ahafo Region - 29 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
NPP 1,584 Robert Sarfo-Mensah NPP
NDC 2,775 George Boakye NPP
NPP 827 Paul Okoh NPP
NDC 3,257 NDC
NDC 5,551 Emmanuel Owusu Manu NDC
Ahmed Ibrahim
(Former MP for Tain) 		NDC 695 New constituency
NPP 6,170 New constituency
NPP 3,126 Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng
(former MP for Berekum) 		NPP
NPP 2,944 New constituency
NPP 3,805 Yaw Ntow Ababio NPP
NDC 1,893 Kwaku Agyemang Manu NPP
NPP 202 NDC
NPP 6,712 Afful Yaw Maama NPP
NDC 5,257 Stephen Kunsu NDC
NDC 4,085 Yaw Effah-Baafi NDC
NPP 720 Major Derek Oduro NPP
NDC 5,002 Kwame Ampofo Twumasi NPP
NDC 9,776 (Formerly Pru)
NDC 1,187 New constituency
NDC 5,406 New constituency
NDC 5,790 (Formerly Sene)
NPP 17,337 Kwasi Ameyaw Cheremeh NPP
NPP 457 Ignatius Baffour Awuah NPP
NDC 4,368 Ahmed Ibrahim NDC
NPP 3,742 NPP
NDC 1,380 Andrews Adjei-Yeboah NPP
NDC 2,810 Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi NPP
NDC 7,772 Simons Addai NDC
NPP 2,218 George Yaw Gyan-Baffuor NPP

Central Region - 23 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
NDC 8,250 Anthony Christian Dadzie NDC
NDC 17,652 John Agyabeng NPP
NDC 4,769 Samuel Kweku Obodai NPP
NDC 3,290 Cassiel Ato Baah Forson NDC
NDC 2,700Paul Collins Appiah-Ofori NPP
Kennedy Agyapong
(Former MP for Assin North) 		NPP 3,145 New constituency
NDC 2,057 Ken Ohene Agyapong NPP
NPP 1,931 NPP
NPP 4,170 New constituency
NDC 4,545 Formerly Awutu-Senya
Ebo Barton Oduro
(former MP for Cape Coast)
First Deputy Speaker[9] 		NDC 1,631 New constituency
NDC 2,944 (formerly Cape Coast)
NPP 2,085 NDC
NDC 7,220 New constituency
NDC 4,334 New constituency
NDC 3,089 Ekow Panyin Okyere Eduamoah NDC
NDC 7,954 Francis Kojo Arthur NDC
NDC 31 Rev. Benjamin Bimpong Donkor NPP
NPP 6,590 Joseph Samuel Annan NDC
NDC 2,361 Aquinas Tawia Quansah
(formerly MP for Mfantseman West)) 		NDC
NDC 4,260 Elizabeth Amoah Tetteh NDC
NPP 3,701 NPP
NPP 3,919 Benjamin Kofi Ayeh NPP

Eastern Region - 33 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
NPP 9,002 Peter Wiafe Pepera NPP
NPP 2,832 Esther Obeng Dapaah NPP
Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu[10] NPP 6,503 Samuel Kwadwo Amoako
(formerly Akim Abuakwa North) 		NPP
NPP 22,421 Samuel Atta Akyea
(formerly Akim Abuakwa South) 		NPP
NPP 5,862 New constituency
NDC 12,194 Emmanuel Aboakye Didieye NDC
NDC 7,598 Raphael Kofi Ahaligah NDC
NPP 12,667 Yaw Owusu-Boateng NPP
NPP 5,332 Joseph Ampomah Bosompem NPP
NPP 11,240 New constituency
NPP 4,026 New constituency
NDC 557 Kofi Asare NPP
NPP 6,116 New constituency
NPP 2,100 Joses Asare-Akoto NDC
NPP 9,929 New constituency
NPP 11,192 Kwesi Amoako Atta
(MP for Atiwa) 		NPP
NPP 5,014 Samuel Ayeh-Paye NPP
NPP 973 Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah
(MP for Fanteakwa) 		NPP
NPP 5,123 New constituency
NPP 10,338 Ofosu Asamoah NPP
NDC 8,186 Michael Teye Nyuanu NDC
NPP 8,438 Gifty Klenam NPP
NPP 13,625 Seth Kwame Acheampong NPP
NPP 28,881 NPP
NPP 3,105 Beatrice Bernice Boateng NPP
NPP 20,256 Seth Adjei Baah Independent
NPP 2,411 New constituency
NPP 5,366 David Oppong Kusi NPP
NPP 5,485 Daniel Botwe NPP
NPP 388 Frederick Opare-Ansah NPP
NDC 7,020 NDC
NDC 3,763 NDC
NDC 12,074 Raymond Tawiah NDC

Greater Accra Region - 34 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
NDC 1,401 Chaie Tettey Theophilus NDC
Ablekuma NorthNPP 18,581 Justice Joe Appiah NPP
NDC 10,034 NDC
NPP 10,822 New constituency
AdaNDC 14,451 NDC
NDC 4,613 Kojo Adu Asare NDC
NDC 7,963 (Formerly Trobu-Amasaman)
NPP 21,660 New constituency
NDC 14,504 Alfred Kwame Agbesi NDC
NPP 635 NPP
Ayawaso EastNDC 12,760 Mustapha Ahmed NDC
Mustapha Ahmed
(Formerly MP for Ayawaso East) 		NDC 8,196 New constituency
Ayawaso West Wuogon
(New constituency) 		NPP 1,691 Akosua Frema Osei-Opare
(Former MP for Ayawaso West) 		NPP
NDC 188 New constituency
NDC 15,483 Nii Amasah NamoaleNDC
Dome KwabenyaNPP 28,007 Aaron Michael Oquaye
(Second Deputy Speaker) 		NPP
Domeabra-ObomNPP 4,529 Daoud Anum YemohNPP
NDC 1,275 Nii Armah Ashitey NDC
NDC 9,614 Josep Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo NDC
NDC 2,820 Nii Oakley Quaye-Kumah NDC
LedzokukuNDC 10,516 Nii Nortey Duah NDC
Amadu Bukari Sorogho
(Formerly MP for Abokobi-Madina) 		NDC 6,596 NDC
Ningo-PrampramNDC 4,056 NDC
NDC 19,698 Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey NDC
Okaikwei CentralNPP 7,264 New constituency
Okaikwei NorthNPP 1,924 NPP
Okaikwei SouthNPP 9,831 NPP
NDC 3,119 Alfred Wallace Gbordzor AbayateyeNDC
NDC 11,098 David Tetteh Assumeng NDC
Tema CentralNPP 12,588 New constituency
Tema EastNPP 3 Samuel Evans Ashong Narh NPP
NPP 945 Irene Naa Torshie Addo NPP
NPP 18,560 New Constituency
Weija GbaweNPP 5,962 Shirley Ayorkor Botchway
(MP for Weija) 		NPP

Northern Region - 31 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
Dominc Aduna Bingab Nitiwul
(Deputy Minority leader) 		NPP 13,487 Dominc Aduna Bingab Nitiwul NPP
Joseph Akati Saaka
(Former MP for Bole) 		NDC 6,350 Joseph Akati Saaka NDC
NPP 680 Duut Emmanuel Kwame
(Formerly MP for Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo) 		NDC
NPP 1,115 Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite NDC
NPP 1,603 New constituency
NDC 2,477 New constituency
Formerly (Damango=Daboya)
NDC 337 Thomas Kwesi Nasah NDC
NDC 2,541 Iddrisu DawudaNDC
NPP 2,427 Lipkalimor Kwajo Tawiah NDC
NDC 9,762 Alhaji Yakubu K. Imoro NDC
NDC 551 Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu NDC
Tia Sugri Alfred
(formerly MP for Nalerigu) 		NDC 420 Tia Alfred Sugri NDC
NDC 1,702 Alhaji Abdul-Kareem NPP
NDC 676 Bukari Nikpe Joseph NDC
NDC 22,573 New constituency
NDC 3,310 New constituency
Ibrahim Dey Abubakari
(Formerly MP for Salaga) 		NDC 2,255 Ibrahim Dey Abubakari NDC
NDC 17,443 Mary Salifu Boforo NDC
NDC 3,598 Donald Dari Soditey NDC
NDC 15,784 Alhassan Fuseini InusahNDC
Tamale North694 Alhaji Abubakari SumaniNDC
NDC 36,925 NDC
NPP 36 New constituency
NPP 2,414 Umar Abdul-Razak NDC
WalewaleNPP 4,136 Alidu Iddrisu ZakariNDC
NDC 1,027 Alhaji Saani Iddi Independent
Yagaba-Kubori
(Walewale West) 		NPP 948 Abdul-Rauf Tanko IbrahimNDC
NDC 667 Seidu Amadu NDC
NPP 8,733 Sulemana Ibn Iddrisu, Jnr NDC
Yunyoo
(New constituency) 		NDC 5,273 Duut Emmanuel Kwame
(Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo) 		NDC
Zabzugu
(Formerly Zabzugu-Tatale) 		NPP 1,087 NPP

Upper East Region - 15 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
Bawku CentralNDC 4,989 Adamu Daramani NPP
NDC 8,545 Stephen Yakubu NPP
NDC 9,857 Akolbire Emmanuel Opam-Brown NDC
NDC 5,318 New constituency
NDC 7,491 NDC
NDC 5,102 Timothy Awotiirim Ataboadey NDC
PNC 1,388 PNC
NDC 14,316 Allowe Leo Kabah NPP
NDC 1,187 Dominic Azimbe Azumah NDC
NPP 552 NDC
NDC 2,464 NPP
PusigaNDC 8,425 Simon Atingban Akunye NDC
NPP 2,261 NDC
NDC 4,181 New constituency
NDC 4,818 Cletus Apul Avoka
(Majority Leader) 		NDC

Upper West Region - 11 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
Daffiama-Bussie-Issa[11] Puozaa Mathias Asuma
(Former MP Nadowli East) 		NDC 2,362 New constituency
Independent 9,007 Francis Bawaana Dakurah NDC
NDC 5,875 John Duoghr Baloroo NPP
NDC 6,147 Ambrose P. Dery NPP
Nadowli Kaleo[12] NDC 3,990 Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin
(Majority Leader) 		NDC
Benjamin Kunbuor
(Majority leader) 		NDC 5,839 New constituency
NDC 2,384 Alhassan Dubie Halutie NDC
Sissala WestNDC 3,150 Haruna BayirgaPNC
NDC 5,845 NDC
NDC 341 Bayon Godfrey Tangu NPP
NDC 6,450 NDC

Volta Region - 26 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
NDC 10,927 New constituency
Joseph Zaphenat Amenowode
(former MP for Hohoe South) 		NDC 18,245 New constituency
Juliana Azumah-Mensah
(Ho East) 		NDC 12,550 New constituency
803 Joseph Kwadwo Ofori NDC
NDC 8,908 New constituency
Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho
(Avenor-Ave) 		NDC 11,643 Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho
(First Deputy Speaker) 		NDC
NDC 29,055 NDC
NDC 10,622 Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua NDC
Henry Ford Kofi Kamel[13] NDC 13,627 NDC
NDC 22,3589 NDC
NDC 53,371 George Kofi Nfodjoh NDC
NDC 29,609 Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah NDC
NDC 34,128 New constituency
NDC 32,298 Richard Lassey Agbenyefia NDC
NDC 25,672 James Klutse Avedzi NDC
Ketu SouthNDC 73,715 Albert Kwasi Zigah NDC
NDC 16,769 New constituency
Krachi EastNDC 3,088 Wisdom GidisuNDC
NDC 5,280 New constituency
NDC 5,280 Francis Y. Osei Sarfo NDC
Nkwanta NorthNDC 8,897 Joseph K. NayanNPP
NDC 5,405 Gershon Kofi Bediako GbediameNDC
NDC 10,733 NDC
NDC 30,900 Charles Hodogbey NDC
NDC 9,186 Simon Edem Asimah NDC
NDC 28,368 Woyome Kobla Mensah NDC

Western Region - 26 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
NDC 1,044 Samuel Johnfiah NPP
George Kofi ArthurNDC 4,258 George Kofi Arthur NDC
NDC 10,357 NPP
Thomas Charlie BrownNDC 9,606 John Gyetuah NDC
AowinMathias Kwame NtowNDC 9,005 Mathias Kwame NtowNDC
NDC 8,562 New constituency
Michael Coffie Boampong
(Former MP for Bia) 		NDC 16,375 New constituency
(Formerly Bia but now Bia West and Bia East))
Bibiani-Anhwiaso-BekwaiNPP 2,076 Christopher Addae NPP
NDC 10,960 New constituency
NPP 10,960 New constituency
(Formerly Effia-Kwesimintsim)
NDC 8,277 Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah NDC
Essikado-KetanJoe Ghartey
Second Deputy Speaker 		NPP 7,675 Joe GharteyNPP
NDC 2,212 New constituency
(Formerly Evalue-Gwira)
NDC 3,541 CPP
NDC 8,649 Sampson AhiNDC
NPP 6,278 Joe Baidoo-Ansah
(Former MP for Effia-Kwesimintsim) 		NPP
NPP 781 New constituency
NDC 8,599 Francis Adu-Blay Koffie NDC
Sefwi-AkontombraNDC 6,358 Herod CobbinaNDC
NDC 10,067 NDC
NPP 1,094 NPP
NDC 1,252 Gabriel Kodwo Essilfie NDC
NDC 4,124 Stephen Michael Essuah Kofi Ackah NDC
NPP 10,070 Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah NPP
NPP 4,686 Gifty Eugenia Kusi NPP
NDC 5,246 New constituency
(Formerly Mpohor-Wassa East)

Changes

By-elections

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Country Profile: - Upcoming elections . 2011-04-27 . International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
  2. Web site: NEWLY CREATED 45 CONSTITUENCIES. Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. 9 December 2012.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-01-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130130024147/http://www.parliament.gh/assets/file/summon.PDF . 2013-01-30 .
  4. Web site: IN THE THIRD MEETING OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE FIFTH PARLIAMENT OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC OF GHANA. Business Statements - 3rd Week (17th - 21st) December, 2012. Parliament of Ghana. 23 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Parliament of Ghana.
  6. Web site: 2012 PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS . https://archive.today/20130107101054/http://results.ec.gov.gh/page.php?page=531&section=51&typ=1&subs=532 . dead . 7 January 2013 . Election Results . Electoral Commission of Ghana . 30 December 2012 .
  7. Web site: Winners of the 2012 Parliamentary Elections . Election Results . MyJoyOnline . 23 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117013702/http://elections.myjoyonline.com/ghana_elections_2012_parliamentary_results.php . 17 January 2013 .
  8. Web site: Election 2012: National - Parliamentary Results. Election Results. Ghana Home Page. 23 December 2012.
  9. Web site: Adjaho sworn in as new Speaker. General news. Ghana Home Page. 15 January 2013. 7 January 2013.
  10. Web site: Abuakwa North MP stabbed to death at his residence. MyJoyOnline. MyJoyOnline.com. 4 March 2016 . 9 February 2016.
  11. Name of constituency changed from Nadowli East to Daffiama, Bussie, Issa after Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District was carved out of the Nadowli District
  12. Nadowli West was changed to Nadowli-Kaleo after Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District was carved out of the initial Nadowli District to form Daffiama-Bussie-Issa constituency which was initially Nadowli East
  13. Web site: Rashid Pelpuo Shocked At The Unexpected Death Of Henry Ford Kamel.. General news. 26 December 2012. Ghana Home Page. 26 December 2012.
  14. Web site: 2012 tragic year for Ghana politicians. General news. Ghana Home Page. 26 December 2012. 26 December 2012.
  15. Web site: Volta Regional Minister, Ford Kamel, is dead. General news. Ghana Home Page. 26 December 2012. 25 December 2012.
  16. Web site: PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION – AKATSI SOUTH CONSTITUENCY. News. Electoral Commission of Ghana. 15 January 2013. 10 January 2013.
  17. Web site: Akatsi South Constituency by-election fixed for Feb 5. Political news. Ghana Home Page. 15 January 2013. 10 January 2013.
  18. Web site: NDC's Ahiafor wins Akatsi South bye-election. Ghana Home Page. 12 February 2013.
  19. Web site: PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION – BUEM CONSTITUENCY. News. Electoral Commission of Ghana. 15 January 2013. 10 January 2013.
  20. Web site: Akatsi South, Buem by-elections slated for Feb 5 and 26. Politics. Ghana Home Page. 15 January 2013. 10 January 2013.
  21. Web site: 2013 BUEM BY - ELECTION RESULTS DATA SHEET. Election Results. Electoral Commission of Ghana. 12 April 2013.
  22. Web site: NDC candidate wins Buem by-election. Politics. ModernGhana.com. 12 April 2013.
  23. Web site: ECOWAS endorse Mumuni as General-Secretary of ACP. myjoyonline.com. 4 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130523083033/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201302/102122.php. 23 May 2013. dead.
  24. Web site: Kumbungu by-election moving on steadily. News. Daily Graphic Online. 30 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502013128/http://graphic.com.gh/General-News/kumbungu-by-election-moving-on-steadily.html. 2 May 2013. dead.
  25. Web site: CPP wins Kumbungu seat. General news. Ghana Home Page. 1 May 2013 . 1 May 2013.
  26. Web site: B.T. BABA: I am going to hit the ground running. Ghanaweb.com. 8 July 2015. Ghana Home Page. 8 July 2015.
  27. Web site: NDC MP John Gyetua dead. Ghanaweb.com. 13 October 2015. Ghanaweb. 4 March 2016.
  28. Web site: TALENSI Bye-Election tpl2. Electoral Commission of Ghana Official Website. 4 March 2016.
  29. Web site: PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION – ABUAKWA NORTH CONSTITUENCY. Electoral Commission of Ghana Official Website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. 4 March 2016.
  30. Web site: NPP wins by-election to retain Abuakwa North seat. Ghanaweb. 29 March 2016. 9 May 2017.

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