List of MPs elected in the 2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election explained

This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2000 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2000.

The list is arranged by region and constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the bottom of the page.

Composition after election

Affiliation	Members
New Patriotic Party (NPP)	100
National Democratic Congress (NDC)	92
People's National Convention (PNC)	3
Convention People's Party (CPP)	1
Independent	4
Speaker and Deputies	(3)
Total	200
Government Majority	0

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 2000, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat.

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 Postponed poll • By-elections • Notes and References • See also • External links and sources

Ashanti Region - 33 seats
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Adansi Asokwa		NPP	3,076	John Gyasi	NDC
Afigya-Sekyere East		NPP	17,227	Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng	NPP
Afigya-Sekyere West		NPP	6,799		NPP
Ahafo Ano North		NPP	1,648	Annor Baffour	NDC
Ahafo Ano South		NPP	4,963	Stephen K. Balado Manu	NPP
Amansie West		NPP	22,945	Anthony Boakye-Yiadom	NPP
Asante Akim North		NPP	20,489		NPP
Asante Akim South		NPP	5,306	Alex Kwaku Korankye	NPP
Asokwa East		NPP	31,982	Ahmed Musah	NDC
Asokwa West		NPP	35,238	Edward Osei-Kwaku	NPP
Atwima/Kwanwoma		NPP	16,986	Dr. Matthew Kwaku Antwi	NPP
Atwima Mponua		NPP	8,153	Akwasi Dante Afriyie	NPP
Atwima Nwabiagya		NPP	31,079	James Edusei Sarkodie	NPP
Bantama		NPP	77,970		NPP
Bekwai		NPP	26,551	Alexander Agyei-Acheampong	NPP
Bosome-Freho		NPP	5,862	Gabriel Yaw Amoah	NPP
Bosomtwe		NPP	7,799	Poku Adu-Gyamfi	NPP
Effiduase-Asokore		NPP	9,546	Grace Coleman	NPP
Ejisu-Juabeng		NPP	25,866	Akwasi Osei-Adjei	NPP
Ejura Sekyedumasi		NDC	2,781		NPP
		NPP	6,602	Akwasi Afrifa	NPP
Kumawu		NPP	7,497	Reo Addai Basoah	NPP
Kwabre		NPP	33,745	Nana Asante Frimpong	NPP
Mampong		NPP	17,066	Solomon Kwabena Sarfoh	NPP
		NPP	51,823		NPP
		NDC	5,073^[1]		NDC
Nsuta-Kwamang		NPP	6,679	Kwame Osei Prempeh	NPP
Obuasi		NPP	28,776	Anthony Bright Boadi-Mensah	NPP
Odotobri		NPP	14,816	Samuel Nkrumah Gyimah	NPP
Offinso North		NPP	4,982		NPP
		NPP	13,436^[2]	Francis Kwasi Buor	NPP
Old Tafo Suame		NPP	50,431		NPP
Subin		NPP	35,830		NPP
Brong Ahafo Region - 21 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Asunafo North		NPP	6,458	David Kwasi Amankwah	NDC
Asunafo South		NPP	1,976	Francis Adu-Poku	NDC
Asutifi North		NPP	787	Emmanuel Baah Danquah	NDC
		NPP	550	Collins Dauda	NDC
Atebubu North		NDC	9,104	David Yaw Mensah	NDC
Atebubu South		NDC	3,645	Amadu Ali	NDC
		NPP	10,895	J.H. Owusu Acheampong	NDC
Dormaa East		NPP	4,183	Nicholas K. Adjei-Kyeremeh	NDC
Dormaa West		NPP	2,713	Thomas Kwame Yeboah	NDC
Jaman		NPP	913	Nicholas Appiah-Kubi	NDC
Kintampo		NDC	1,095	Gladys Abena Nsoah	NDC
Nkoranza		NDC	1,444	Theresa Nyarko-Fofie	NDC
Sene		NDC	9,415	Yaw Nana Otto	NDC
Sunyani East		NPP	16,206	Joseph Henry Mensah (Minority Leader)	NPP
Sunyani West		NPP	3,712		NPP
Tano North		NPP	4,047	Joe Donkor	NPP
Tano South		NPP	4,118	Grace Boachie	NDC
Techiman North		NDC	297	Isaac Kwadwo Adjei Mensah	NDC
Techiman South		NPP	414	Kwadwo Mama Adams	NDC
Wenchi East		NPP	4,391	Alhaji Moctar Musah Bambah	NPP
Wenchi West		NDC	679	Johnson Asiedu Nketia	NDC
Central Region - 17 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese		NDC	1,120		NDC
Agona East		NDC	325		NDC
Agona West		NPP	7,659	Samuel Oppong	NDC
Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam		NPP	2,655		NPP
Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa		NPP	2666	Ebenezer Kobina Fosu	NDC
Assin North		NPP	5,995	Florence Kumi	NDC
Assin South		NPP	6,109	Kwaku Al-Hassan Dadzie	NDC
Awutu - Senya		NDC	6,174	Babalami Abu-Sadat	NDC
Cape Coast		NPP	8,023		NPP
Effutu		NDC	246		NDC
	Emmanuel Acheampong^[3]	NPP	568	Thomas Kweku Aubyn	NDC
Gomoa West		NDC	1,747		NDC
Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem		NDC	967	Ato Quarshie	NDC
Mfantsiman East	Comfort Owusu (Deputy Majority Whip)	NDC	7,110	Comfort Owusu (Deputy Majority Whip)	NDC
Mfantsiman West		NDC	2,190	Jacob Scherrer Arthur	NDC
Twifo/Hemang-Lower-Denkyira		NDC	1,637	John Kweku Kumah	NDC
Upper Denkyira		NPP	12,659		NPP
Eastern Region - 26 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Abetifi		NPP	3,046	Eugene Atta Agyepong	NPP
Abuakwa		NPP	14,147		NPP
Afram Plains North		NDC	14,833	Krosby Mensah	NDC
Afram Plains South	Kwakye Addo	NDC	2,351	Kwakye Addo	NDC
Akim Oda		NPP	10,943		NPP
Akim Swedru		NPP	5,047		NPP
Akropong	Agyare Koi Larbi	NPP	34	Agyare Koi Larbi	NPP
Akwapim South	Seth Dankwa Wiafe	NPP	6,429	Vida Amaadi Yeboah	NDC
Akwatia	Kinston Akomeng Kissi	NPP	1,736	Mohammed Erzuah Siam	NDC
Asuogyaman		NDC	2,326	Kwamena Dwamena-Aboagye	NDC
Atiwa		NPP	10,230	Yaw Baning-Darko	NPP
Ayensuano		NPP	2,418	Evans Kodjo Ahorsey	NDC
Birim North		NPP	1,840	Kweku Boateng-Lovinger	NDC
Fanteakwa		NDC	1,378	Samuel Ofosu Ampofo	NDC
Kade		NPP	8950	Francis Kwame Nyarko	NPP
Koforidua		NPP	10,848	Yaw Barima	NPP
Lower Manya Krobo		NDC	4,585	Michael Teye Nyanua	NDC
Lower West Akim	Peter Kwaw	NPP	5,335	Akuamoa Ofosu-Boateng	NDC
Mpraeso		NPP	2,762	Francis Osafo Mensah	NPP
New Juabeng North		NPP	10,213		NPP
Nkawkaw		NPP	11,907	Kwabena Adusa Okerchiri	NPP
Okere		NPP	9	Fuzzy Dapaah Torbay	NDC
Suhum		NPP	4,126	Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey	NDC
Upper Manya Krobo		NDC	8,644	Solomon Tettey Terkper	NDC
Upper West Akim	Samuel Sallas Mensa	NDC	3,167	Samuel Sallas Mensa	NDC
Yilo Krobo	Daniel Tekpertey	NDC	4,696	Daniel Tekpertey	NDC	4696
Greater Accra Region - 22 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Ablekuma Central		NPP	8,175	Victor Okuley Nortey	NPP
Ablekuma North		NPP	20,272		NPP
Ablekuma South		NPP	14,622	Theresa Ameley Tagoe	NPP
Ada	Amos Lawerh Buertey	NDC	3,629	Amos Lawerh Buertey	NDC
Ashaiman	Emmanuel Kinsford Kwesi Teye	NPP	1,806	Franklin W.K. Aheto	NDC
Ayawaso Central		NPP	10,240	Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye (Deputy Minority Chief Whip)	NPP
Ayawaso West-Wuogon		NPP	6,167	Mrs Rebecca Akweley Adotey	NDC
Dade-Kotopon	Godfried Ako-Nai	NPP	6,728	Sylvester A. Mensah	NDC
Ayawaso East		NDC	553	Farouk Braimah	NDC
Ga North		NPP	15,438	Sampson Ottu Darkoh	NPP
Ga South		NDC	11,320	Margaret Clarke Kwesie	NDC
		NPP	9,018	David Lamptey	NDC
Kpone-Katamanso	Afieye Ashong	NDC	2,354	Afieye Ashong	NDC
Krowor	Emmanuel Adjei Boye	NPP	1,302	Joshua Alabi	NDC
Ledzokuku		NPP	6,101	Nii Adjei-Boye Sekan (Deputy Majority Whip)	NDC
Ningo-Prampram		NDC	10,743		NDC
		NPP	4,089	Nii Okaidja Adamafio	NDC
Okaikwei North	Joseph Darko Mensah	NPP	12,045	Joseph Darko Mensah	NPP
Okaikwei South		NPP	17,719		NPP
Shai-Osudoku		NDC	5,718		NDC
Tema East		NDC	18,609		NDC
Tema West		NPP	14,787	Abraham Ossei-Aidooh	NPP
Northern Region - 23 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
		NDC	9,494	George Mpambi Dagmanyi	PNC
Bole		NDC	6,543		NDC
Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo		NDC	1,045	Joseph Yaani Labik	NDC
Chereponi		NDC	2,391	Alhaji Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya	NDC
Chogu/Tishigu		NDC	352		NDC
Damango/Daboya		NPP	347	Adam Mahama	NDC
Gukpegu/Sabongida	Mustapha Ali Iddris	NPP	2,564	Mustapha Ali Iddris	NPP
Gushiegu/Karaga	Iddrisu Huudu	NDC	5,838	Iddrisu Huudu	NDC
Kpandai		NDC	5,786	Lipkalimor Kwajo Tawiah	NDC
Kumbungu		NDC	8,778		NDC
Mion		NDC	547	Alabira Ibrahim	CPP
Nalerigu	Dr. Tia Alfred Sugri	NDC	2,984	Isaac Kolibilla Batesimah	NDC
Nanton		NDC	1,017	Alhaji Alhassan Yakubu	NDC
Saboba		NDC	4,716	Moses Mabengba Bukari	NDC
Salaga		Independent	1,821	Hamidu Baba Braimah	NDC
Savelugu		NDC	7,696	Mary Salifu Boforo	NDC
Sawla-Kalba	Joseph Trumah Bayel	NDC	6,263	Joseph Trumah Bayel	NDC
Tolon	Alhaji Abdulai Salifu	NDC	3,039	Alhaji Abdulai Salifu
West Mamprusi (Walewale)		PNC	6,172	Susana Adam	NDC
	Samuel Nyimakan^[4]	NDC	2,653	Iddi Saani	NPP
Yapei/Kusawgu		NDC	5,095	Alhaji Amadu Seidu	NDC
Yendi		NPP	2,092		NPP
Zabzugu-Tatale		NDC	4,067	John Jagri Kokpah	NDC
Upper East Region - 12 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Bawku Central		NPP	874		NDC
Bawku West		NDC	4,129		NDC
Binduri	Achidago B. Akugri	NDC	8,612	Fortunate Atubiga	NDC
Bolgatanga		PNC ^[5]	7,575	Simon Anyoa Abingya	NDC
Bongo		NDC	8,598	Simon Alangde Asabo	NDC
Builsa North		NDC	422	Theodore Basil Anuka	NDC
Builsa South	Norbert Garko Awulley	NDC	1,223	Norbert Garko Awullay	NDC
Chiana / Paga		NDC	10,704	Pele Abugu	NDC
Garu/Tempane		Independent	2,058	Dominic Azimbe Azumah	NDC
		NDC	2,144	Moses Aduku Asaga	NDC
	John Setuni Achuliwor^[6]	NPP	143	Clement Tumfugah Bugase	NDC
Talensi		NDC	2,048		NDC
Upper West Region - 8 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Jirapa		NDC	15,066	Francis G. Korbieh	NDC
Lambussie		NDC	4,604		NDC
Lawra/Nandom		NDC	18,777	Anthony Bondong	NDC
Nadowli North		NDC	5,593		NDC
Nadowli South		NDC	4,472	Emmanuel Samba Zumakpeh	NDC
Sissala		PNC	3,963	Amidu Sulemana	NDC
Wa Central		NDC	7,643	Mummuni Abudu Seidu (Deputy Majority Leader)	NDC
Wa East	Alhaji Issahaku Salia	NDC	8,251	Alhaji Issahaku Salia	NDC
Volta Region - 19 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
		Independent	2,920	John Kwadwo Gyapong	NDC
		Independent	14,860	Clend M Kwasi Sowu	NDC
		NDC	18,316	Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho (Majority Chief Whip)	NDC
		NDC	10,928	Kwabena Adjei (Majority Leader)	NDC
	Emil Kwadzo Brantuo	NDC	5,032	Emil Kwadzo Brantuo	NDC
	Kofi Attor	NDC	33,319	Kofi Attor	NDC
	Steve Senu Akorli	NDC	19,625	Steve Senu Akorli	NDC
		NDC	18,614	Francis Aggrey Agbotse	NDC
	Nathaniel Kwadzo Aduadjoe	NDC	17,248	Nathaniel Kwadzo Aduadjoe	NDC
	Kosi Kedem	NDC	4,263	Kosi Kedem	NDC
		NDC	24,192		NDC
		NDC	14,450		NDC
	Charles Kofi Agbenaza	NDC	35,683	Charles Kofi Agbenaza	NDC
		NDC	24,489	Sampson Kwadwo Apraku	NDC
		NDC	11,765	Gershon Kofi Gbediame	NDC
		NDC	17,787		NDC
		NDC	32,220	Austin Akufo Gamey	NDC
		NDC	7,730	Alexander R. Ababio	NDC
	Kenneth Dzirasah (Second Deputy Speaker)	NDC	19,914	Kenneth Dzirasah (First Deputy Speaker)	NDC
Western Region - 19 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Ahanta West		NPP	8,371		NPP
Amenfi Central		NDC	3,111		NDC
Amenfi East		NPP	3,776	George Buadi	NDC
	Abraham Kofi Asante^[7]	NDC	1,355	Abraham Kofi Asante	NDC
Aowin-Suaman		NDC	4,559		NDC
Bia		NDC	13,088	Christian Kwabena Asante	NDC
Bibiani	Seidu Paakuna Adamu	NDC	3,082	Seidu Paakuna Adamu	NDC
Effia/Kwesimintsim		NPP	20,869	Joseph E.K. Abekah	PCP
Ellembele	Freddie W.A. Blay (First Deputy Speaker)	CPP	4,168	Freddie W.A. Blay (Second Deputy Speaker)	CPP/PCP
Evalue Gwira	Edith Hazel	NDC	604		PCP
Jomoro	Joseph Emmanuel Ackah	NDC	2,256	Joseph Emmanuel Ackah	NDC
Juabeso	Anthony K. Gyapong-Mensah	NDC	13,454	Anthony K. Gyapong-Mensah	NDC
Mpohor-Wassa East	Samuel Kwame Amponsah	NDC	1,220	Samuel Kwame Amponsah	NDC
Prestea-Huni-Valley		NPP	6,891	Kweku Acheampong Bonful	NDC
Sefwi-Wiawso	Isaac Kobina Nyame-Ofori	NDC	14,216	Isaac Kobina Nyame-Ofori	NDC
Sekondi		NPP	16,773		NPP
Shama		NPP	1,286	Richard Dornu Nartey	NDC
Takoradi		NPP	19,578	Gladys Asmah (Deputy Minority Leader)	NPP
Tarkwa -Nsuaem		NPP	14,897	Joseph Ghansah	PCP

Postponed poll

• - Asutifi South constituency - 3 January 2001 - Due to the death of Philip Kofi Adjapong Amoah, (NPP) candidate standing for parliament, the elections in this constituency were postponed. Cecilia Djan Amoah, the (NPP) replacement candidate and also the widow of the deceased, won the seat with a majority of 550.^{[8] [9]}

By-elections

• - Bimbilla constituency - 14 March 2002 - Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul (NPP) won with a majority of 7621, after Mohamed Ibn Chambas had vacated the seat to take up his new job as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States.^[10]
• - Wulensi constituency - 4 March 2003 - Kofi Karim Wumbei (NPP), a teacher, won with a majority of 894^[11] following the disqualification of the incumbent MP, Samuel Nyimakan of the NDC by the Supreme Court of Ghana on 15 January 2003.^[4]
• - Navrongo Central constituency - 25 March 2003 - Joseph Kofi Adda (NPP) won with a majority of 7271,^[12] following the death of John Setuni Achuliwor (NPP) who died on 29 January 2003 after a road traffic accident on [5 January 2003.<ref name=achuliwor/> *{{Note|5|e|}} - ''[[Gomoa East (Ghana parliament constituency)|Gomoa East]] constituency - 8 April 2003 - Richmond Sam Quarm (NPP) won with a majority of 6,024 following the death of Emmanuel Acheampong (NPP) in a road traffic accident on February 9, 2003.^[3]
• - Amenfi West constituency - 24 April 2003 - Mrs Agnes Sonful (NPP), teacher, 52, won with a majority of 4,121^[13] due to the resignation of Abraham Kofi Asante on 26 March 2003.^[7]
• - Upper Denkyira constituency - 29 June 2004 - Benjamin Kofi Ayeh (NPP) won from a field of three candidates with a majority of 20,899.^[14]

Notes

• - Okere constituency: The smallest winning majority in the election was just 9 votes. Brandford Kwame Daniel Adu of the NPP had 7,322 votes while Fuzzy Torbay of the NDC had 7,313 votes.^[15]
• - Bantama constituency: Richard Anane of NPP won the seat by 88,649 votes to 10,679 votes for Stephen K. Boateng of the NDC. This gave him the largest majority in this election, 77,970.^[15]

See also

• 2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election
• Parliament of Ghana
• Peter Ala Adjetey - Speaker of the Third Parliament

External links

• Election Passport:Ghana - Data
• Ghana election results
• Electoral Commission of Ghana- Parliamentary Result - Election 2000 archived from the original (Electoral Commission of Ghana)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elections 2000 : New Edubiase . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081005185312/http://www.thinkghana.com/elections/2000/constituency/29/ . 2008-10-05 . 2010-05-20 . ThinkGhana..
2. News: NPP retains Offinso South seat . Politics of Wednesday, 25 October 2006 . GhanaWeb . 2007-05-16.
3. News: NPP wins Gomoa East by-election . Politics of Wednesday, 9 April 2003 . GhanaWeb . 2007-05-16.
4. News: Supreme Court disqualifies NDC MP . Politics of Thursday, 16 January 2003 . GhanaWeb . 2007-05-16.
5. Web site: 18 October 2016 . Bernard Mornah must resign; he's destroying PNC - Ex-MP . GhanaWeb.
6. News: NPP Chairman Upsets Dead MPs Family . General News of Saturday, 8 February 2003 . GhanaWeb . 2007-05-16.
7. News: NDC MP resigns . General News of Wednesday, 26 March 2003 . GhanaWeb . 2007-05-16.
8. News: By-election Gives NPP 100th Parliamentary Seat . General News of Thursday, 4 January 2001 . GhanaWeb . 2007-07-31.
9. Web site: Republic of Ghana Legislative election of 7 December 2000 . 2007-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070914092815/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana4.txt . 14 September 2007 . dead .
10. News: NPP Wins Bimbilla Bye-Elections . General News of Friday, 15 March 2002 . GhanaWeb . 2007-05-07.
11. News: NPP Wins Wulensi By-election . Politics of Wednesday, 5 March 2003 . GhanaWeb . 2007-05-16.
12. News: NPP retains Navrongo seat . 2007-05-16 . Politics of Wednesday, 26 March 2003 . Ghana Home Page.
13. News: NPP wins sixth by-election . Politics of Friday, 25 April 2003 . GhanaWeb . 2007-05-16.
14. Web site: RESULTS OF BY- ELECTIONS FROM 1993 TO 2007 . 2008-12-06 . 2 . Electoral Commission of Ghana.
15. Web site: Lublin . David . Election Passport: Houses . 30 August 2020 . American University.