Nkwanta North (Ghana parliament constituency) explained

Nkwanta North
Map2:Oti in Ghana 2018.svg
Year:2004
District:Nkwanta North District
Region:Oti Region
Mp:John Oti Bless
Party:National Democratic Congress

Nkwanta North 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. Nkwanta North is located in the Nkwanta district of the Oti Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region of Ghana. It is bounded to the south by the Nkwanta South District and to the east by the Republic of Togo. To the north is the Northern Region and to the west, the Northern Region and the Volta River.

History

It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Nkwanta constituency into the new Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South constituencies.[1]

Members of Parliament

First ElectedMemberParty
2004New Constituency
2004Joseph Kwaku NayanNew Patriotic Party
2012John Oti BlessNational Democratic Congress

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections . 2007-08-14 . Electoral Commission of Ghana . November 2005 . Page 11. Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections . Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra.