List of MPs elected in the 2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election explained

This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2004 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2004.

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. Only eight MPs survived from the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic.^[1]

Current composition

Affiliation	Members
New Patriotic Party (NPP)	128
National Democratic Congress (NDC)	94
People's National Convention (PNC)	4
Convention People's Party (CPP)	3
Independent	1
Speaker and Deputies	(3)
Total	230
Government Majority	26

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 2004, 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 - 39 seats
width=200	Constituency	width=200	Elected MP	width=100	Elected Party	width=100	Majority	width=200	Previous MP	width=200	Previous Party
Adansi Asokwa		NPP	6,417	Kobina Tahir Hammond	NPP
Afigya-Sekyere East		NPP	23,693		NPP
Afigya-Sekyere West		NPP	10,337		NPP
Ahafo Ano North		NPP	2,256	Kwame Owusu Frimpong	NPP
Ahafo Ano South		NPP	10,919	Stephen Kwaku Balado Manu	NPP
		NPP	6,273	New constituency	-
Amansie West		NPP	34,946		NPP
Asante Akim North	Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu^[2] ^[3]	NPP	29,035		NPP
Asante Akim South		NPP	11,720		NPP
		NDC	4,474	New constituency	-
Asokwa		NPP	33,787	Constituency reconfiguration	(NPP)
Atwima / Kwanwoma		NPP	24,340	Matthew Kwaku Antwi	NPP
Atwima Mponua		NPP	16,547		NPP
Atwima Nwabiagya		NPP	44,355		NPP
Bantama		NPP	33,776		NPP
Bekwai		NPP	30,614	Ignatius Kofi Poku Edusei	NPP
Bosome-Freho		NPP	12,789		NPP
Bosomtwe		NPP	23,162		NPP
Effiduase-Asokore		NPP	6,975	Grace Coleman	NPP
Ejisu/Juabeng		NPP	39,338	Akwasi Osei-Adjei	NPP
Ejura Sekyedumasi		NDC	3,450		NDC
	Akwasi Afrifa (Ghanaian MP)^[4]	NPP	4,111	Akwasi Afrifa	NPP
Kumawu		NPP	13,543		NPP
Kwabre East		NPP	33,188	Nana Asante Frimpong	NPP
Kwabre West		NPP	21,654	New constituency	-
Kwadaso<		NPP	36,756	New constituency	-
Mampong		NPP	22,076		NPP
		NPP	55,506		NPP
		NDC	1,115		NDC
		NPP	27,399	New constituency	-
Nsuta/Kwamang		NPP	7,935	Kwame Osei Prempeh	NPP
Obuasi		NPP	16,463	Anthony Bright B. Mensah	NPP
Odotobri		NPP	20,064		NPP
Offinso North		NPP	390		NPP
	Kwabena Sarfo	NPP	8,057	Kwabena Sarfo	NPP
		NPP	26,332	New constituency
Old Tafo		NPP	27,841	New constituency	-
		NPP	40,052	Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu	NPP
Subin		NPP	31,614		NPP
Brong Ahafo Region - 24 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Asunafo North		NPP	4,138		NPP
Asunafo South		NDC	1,216		NPP
Asutifi North		NPP	1,436	Paul Okoh	NPP
Asutifi South		NDC	905		NPP
Atebubu-Amantin		NDC	3,176	New constituency	-
		NPP	9,487		NPP
Dormaa East		NPP	3,994		NPP
Dormaa West		NPP	1,163	Yaw Asiedu-Mensah	NPP
		NDC	1,603	New constituency	-
Jaman South (formerly Jaman)		NPP	15,757	Anna Nyamekye	NPP
Kintampo North		NDC	8,789	New constituency	-
Kintampo South (formerly Kintampo)		NDC	4,565	Yaw Effah-Baafi	NDC
Nkoranza North	Eric Amoateng^[5]	NPP	3,742	New constituency	-
Nkoranza South		NPP	2,134		NDC
Pru		NDC	10,051	New constituency	-
Sene		NDC	12,135	Felix Twumasi-Appiah	NDC
Sunyani East		NPP	14,175		NPP
Sunyani West		NPP	7,514		NPP
Tain		NPP	918	New constituency	-
Tano North		NPP	5,615	Joe Donkor	NPP
Tano South		NPP	14,741	Andrews Adjei-Yeboah	NPP
Techiman North		NDC	1,430		NDC
Techiman South		NDC	3,387		NPP
Wenchi		NPP	10,514	New constituency	-
Central Region - 19 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese		NPP	3,819		NDC
Agona East		NPP	10,603		NDC
Agona West		NPP	5,408		NPP
Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam		NPP	7,060		NPP
Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa		NPP	6,806	Paul Collins Appiah-Ofori	NPP
Assin North		NPP	10,289	Ken Ohene Agyapong	NPP
Assin South		NPP	9,777		NPP
Awutu /Senya		NPP	13,742	Hanna Tetteh K. Kpodar	NDC
Cape Coast		NPP	4,726		NPP
Effutu		NPP	1,214	Mike Allen Hammah	NDC
Gomoa East		NPP	5,180	Emmanuel Acheampong	NPP
Gomoa West		NPP	11,498		NDC
Hemang-Lower-Denkyira		NPP	4,763	New constituency	-
Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem		CPP	15,554		NDC
Mfantsiman East		NDC	1,612	Comfort Owusu	NDC
Mfantsiman West		NPP	7,529		NDC
Twifo-Atti Morkwaa		NDC	2,725	New constituency	-
Upper Denkyira East		NPP	15,007	New constituency	-
Upper Denkyira West		NPP	6,732	New constituency	-
Eastern Region - 28 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Abetifi		NPP	9,446	Eugene Atta Agyepong	NPP
Abirem (formerly Birim North)		NPP	6,065		NPP
Aburi-Nsawam		NPP	6,550	New constituency	-
Afram Plains North		NDC	13,822	Joseph Tsatsu Agbenu	NDC
Afram Plains South		NDC	4,839		NDC
Akim Abuakwa North		NPP	8,431	New constituency	-
Akim Abuakwa South		NPP	12,531		NPP
Akim Oda		NPP	23,461		NPP
Akim Swedru	Felix Owusu Adjapong (Majority Leader)	NPP	11,381		NPP
Akropong		NPP	11,778		NPP
Akwatia		NPP	1,902	Kiston Akomena Kissi	NPP
Asuogyaman		NPP	1,933		NDC
Atiwa		NPP	18,155	Yaw Brempong-Yeboah	NPP
Ayensuano		NPP	4,953	Godfred Kwame Otchere	NPP
Fanteakwa		NPP			NDC
Kade		NPP		Ofosu Asamoah	NPP
Lower Manya Krobo		NDC		Michael Teye Nyaunu	NDC
Lower West Akim		NPP			NPP
Mpraeso		NPP		Francis Osafo-Mensah	NPP
New Juabeng North		NPP			NPP
New Juaben South formerly Koforidua		NPP		Yaw Barimah	NPP
Nkawkaw		NPP		Kwabena Adusa Okerchiri	NPP
Ofoase-Ayirebi		NPP		New constituency	-
Okere		NPP		Brandford Kwame Daniel Adu	NPP
Suhum		NPP		Ransford Agyapong	NPP
Upper Manya Krobo		NDC		Stephen Amoanor Kwao	NDC
Upper West Akim	Samuel Sallas Mensah	NDC		Samuel Sallas Mensah	NDC
Yilo Krobo		NDC			NDC
Greater Accra Region - 27 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Ablekuma Central		NPP		Victor Okuley Nortey	NPP
Ablekuma North		NPP			NPP
Ablekuma South		NPP			NDC
Abokobi-Madina		NDC		New constituency	-
Ada		NDC			NDC
		NPP		New constituency
Ashaiman		NDC			NPP
Ayawaso Central		NPP			NPP
Ayawaso East		NDC		Mustapha Ahmed	NDC
Ayawaso West-Wuogon		NPP			NPP
Dade-Kotopon	Nii Amasah Namoale	NDC			NPP
Dome Kwabenya		NPP		New constituency	-
	Daoud Anum Yemoh	NPP		New constituency	-
Klottey-Korle		NPP		Nii Adu Daku Mante	NPP
Kpone-Katamanso		NDC			NDC
Krowor		NPP			NPP
Ledzokuku		NPP		Eddie Akita	NPP
Ningo-Prampram		NDC			NDC
	Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah	NDC			NPP
Okaikwei North		NPP		Joseph Darko Mensah	NPP
Okaikwei South		NPP			NPP
Sege	Alfred W. Gbordzor Abayateye	NDC		New constituency	-
Shai-Osudoku		NDC			NDC
Tema East		NDC			NDC
Tema West		NPP		Abraham Osei-Aidooh	NPP
Trobu-Amasaman	Samuel Nee-Aryeetey Attoh	NPP		New constituency	-
Weija	Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey	NPP		New constituency	-
Northern Region - 26 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Bimbilla		NDC			NPP
Bole		NDC			NDC
Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo		Independent			NDC
Chereponi		NPP			NDC
Damango-Daboya		NPP			NPP
Gushiegu		NPP			NDC
Karaga	Iddrisu Dawuda	NDC		New constituency	-
Kpandai		NDC		Lipkalimor Kwajo Tawiah	NDC
Kumbungu		NDC			NDC
Mion		NDC			NDC
Nalerigu		NPP			NDC
Nanton	Alhassan Yakubu	NDC		Alhassan Yakubu	NDC
Saboba		NPP			NDC
Salaga		NPP			Independent
Savelugu		NDC		Mary Salifu Boforo	NDC
Sawla-Tuna-Kalba		NDC			NDC
	Alhassan Wayo Seini	NDC		New constituency	-
Tamale North	Abubakari Sumani	NDC		New constituency	-
Tamale South		NDC		New constituency	-
Tolon		NDC			NDC
Walewale (East) (formerly West Mamprusi)	Alidu Iddrisu Zakari	NDC		Issifu Asumah	(PNC)
Wulensi		NPP		Kofi Karim Wumbei	NPP
Yagaba-Kubori (Walewale West)	Abdul-Rauf Tanko Ibrahim	NDC		New constituency	-
Yapei-Kusawgu		NDC		Seidu Amadu	NDC
Yendi	Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu (Second Deputy Speaker)	NPP			NPP
Zabzugu/Tatale		NDC		Mohammed Jagri	NDC
Upper East Region - 13 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
		NDC			NPP
Binduri		NDC			NDC
Bolgatanga		PNC ^[6]		David Apasara	PNC
Bongo		NDC			NDC
Builsa North		NPP			NDC
Builsa South		NDC			NDC
Chiana-Paga		NDC		Pele Tumbakura Abugu	NDC
Garu - Tempane		NDC			Independent
Nabdam		NDC		Moses Asaga	NDC
Navrongo Central		NPP			NPP
Pusiga		NDC		New constituency	-
Talensi		NDC			NDC
Zebilla (formerly Bawku West)	John Akparibo Ndebugre	PNC		Cletus Apul Avoka	NDC
Upper West Region - 10 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Jirapa		NDC			NDC
Lambussie		NDC		Alice Teni Boon	NDC
Lawra-Nandom		NDC		Benjamin Bewa-Nyog Kunbuor	NDC
Nadowli East		NDC		Emmanuel Samba Zumakpeh	NDC
Nadowli West	Alban Bagbin (Minority Leader)	NDC		Alban Bagbin	NDC
Sissala East formerly Sissala		PNC		Moses Dani Baah	PNC
Sissala West	Haruna Bayirga	PNC		New constituency	-
Wa Central		NDC			NDC
Wa East		NPP			NDC
Wa West		NDC		New constituency	-
Volta Region - 22 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
		NDC	3,873		Independent
		NDC	3,669		Independent
		NDC	7,814	Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho	NDC
		NDC	7,675		NDC
		NDC	10,488		NDC
		NDC		New constituency	-
		NDC	44,803		NDC
		NDC	536		NDC
		NDC	20,679	Francis Aggrey Agbotse	NDC
		NDC	27,339		NDC
	Joseph Zaphenat Amenowode	NDC	17,720		NDC
		NDC	24,827		NDC
		NDC	18,034		NDC
Ketu South		NDC	32,036		NDC
Krachi East	Wisdom Gidisu	NDC		New constituency	-
		NDC	6,826	Francis Y. Osei Sarfo	(NDC)
Nkwanta North	Joseph K. Nayan	NPP		New constituency	-
		NDC	6,964	Gershon Kofi Gbediame	(NDC)
		NDC	25,754	Akua Sena Dansua	NDC
		NDC	15,392		NDC
		NDC	10,944	Daniel Kwame Ampofo	NDC
		NDC	23,730	Kenneth Dzirasah (Second Deputy Speaker)	NDC
Western Region - 22 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Ahanta West		NPP		Samuel Johnfiah	NPP
Amenfi Central		NDC			NDC
Amenfi East		NPP			NPP
Amenfi West		NDC			NPP
Aowin	Samuel Adu Gyamfi	NPP		New constituency	-
Bia		NDC		Michael Coffie Boampong	NDC
Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai		NPP			NDC
Effia-Kwesimintsim		NPP			NPP
Ellembele	Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay (First Deputy Speaker)	CPP		Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay (First Deputy Speaker)	CPP
Essikado-Ketan	Joe Ghartey	NPP		New constituency	-
Evalue Gwira	Kojo Armah	CPP			NDC
Jomoro		NDC			NDC
Juabeso	Sampson Ahi	NDC			NDC
Mpohor-Wassa East		NPP			NDC
Prestea-Huni Valley		NPP		Albert Kwaku Obbin	NPP
Sefwi Akontombra	Herod Cobbina	NDC		New constituency	-
Sefwi-Wiawso		NDC			NDC
Sekondi		NPP			NPP
Shama		NPP		Angelina Baiden-Amissah	NPP
Suaman		NDC			NDC
Takoradi		NPP			NPP
Tarkwa-Nsuaem		NPP			NPP

Changes

• Alhassan Wayo Seini, MP for Tamale Central, left the NDC to join the NPP. He also resigned his seat in parliament.
• Dan Abodakpi, MP for Keta constituency, who was also Minister for Trade and Industry in the NDC Rawlings government, was jailed by a Fast Track Court in Ghana for fraud.^[7]
• Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, NPP MP for Asante Akim North constituency died in Pretoria, South Africa on 24 September 2008.^{[2] [3]}

By-elections

• Asawase constituency - 21 April 2005 - Alhaji Muntanka Mohammed Mubarak (NDC) won with a majority of 11,142^[8] replacing the late Dr Gibrine also of the NDC who had won the seat in December 2004 with a majority of 4,474.^[9] The Ghana Center for Democratic Development deemed that this by-election was "fair and transparent, but not free from fear."^[10]
• Odododiodoo constituency - 30 August 2005 - Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey (NDC) won with a majority of 8377 to replace Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah also of the NDC who had died earlier.^[11]
• Tamale Central constituency - 4 April 2006 - Alhassan Fuseini Inusah (NDC) won with a majority of 17502.^[12] This followed the resignation of Alhassan Wayo Seini (NDC), who resigned to join the (NPP) but lost the resultant by-election.
• Offinso South constituency - 24 October 2006 - Owusu Achaw Duah (NPP) won with a majority of 10097.^[13] He replaced Kwabena Sarfo also of the NPP.
• Fomena constituency - 23 January 2007 - Nana Abu Bonsra (NPP) won with a majority of 7522.^[14] This followed the death of Akwasi Afrifa (NPP).^[4]
• Nkoranza North constituency - 13 March 2007 - Major (rtd) Derek Oduro (NPP) won with a majority of 43631, after Eric Amoateng had vacated the seat^[5] while standing trial in the United States for drug trafficking.^[15]

References

Citations

See also

• 2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election
• Parliament of Ghana
• Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes - Speaker of the Fourth Parliament

External links

• GHANA’S PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2004 by Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
• MPs on Parliament of Ghana website
• Members of Parliament on GhanaDistricts.com
• 2004 parliamentary election results
• Ghana Parliamentary Elections 2004

Notes and References

1. News: Experienced MPs must be retained -Dzirasah. General News of Wednesday, 22 December 2004. Ghana Home Page. 2007-05-11. only eight founding members of the first Parliament, of the Fourth Republic would be available in the next Parliament. ie the parliament elected in 2004
2. News: Ghana's finance minister dies in South Africa . 2008-10-10 . 24 September 2008 . Kwasi Kpodo . African News . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080928071749/http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnLO368381.html . 28 September 2008 .
3. News: How Hon. Baah Wiredu Died . 2008-10-10 . General News of Thursday, 25 September 2008 . Ghana Home Page.
4. News: Ghana's political scene, as seen by the Economist . 2007-05-16 . 11 May 2007 . News - Special Reports . The Statesman . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063628/http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=3417&section=9 . 28 September 2007 .
5. News: Eric Amoateng's Resignation Letter . 2007-05-08 . General News of Sunday, 11 February 2007 . Ghana Home Page.
6. Web site: Bernard Mornah must resign; he's destroying PNC - Ex-MP. 18 October 2016.
7. News: Ghana boycott over graft sentence . 2008-03-22 . 7 February 2007 . Africa News . BBC Online.
8. News: NDC wins Asawase bye-election . 2007-06-05 . General News of Friday, 22 April 2005 . Ghana Home Page.
9. Web site: NDC Silences Ruling Party In Asawase . 2007-06-05 . Politics of Friday, 22 April 2005 . 30 November 2001 . Ghana Home Page.
10. Web site: Statement on the Thursday April 21, 2005 Asawasi Constituency Parliamentary Bye-Election . 2007-06-05 . 3 . Ghana Center for Democratic Development . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080819221004/http://www.cddghana.org/documents/STATEMENT%20ON%20ASAWASI%20BYE-ELECTION.pdf . August 19, 2008 .
11. News: NDC Wins Odododiodio . 2007-05-12 . Politics of Tuesday, 30 August 2005 . Ghana Home Page. Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah died during his term in parliament
12. News: Minister commends Tamale Central electorate for peaceful election . 2007-05-16 . Politics of Wednesday, 5 April 2006 . Ghana Home Page.
13. News: NPP wins Offinso South bye-election . 2007-05-16 . General News of Wednesday, 25 October 2006 . Ghana Home Page.
14. News: NPP wins Fomena by-elections . 2007-05-16 . General News of Wednesday, 24 January 2007 . Ghana Home Page.
15. News: NPP retains Nkoranza North seat . 2007-05-08 . General News of Wednesday, 14 March 2007 . Ghana Home Page.