Biakoye
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| Biakoye | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Biakoye District |
| Region | Oti Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Kwadwo Nyanpon Aboagye |
The Biakoye constituency 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. It is located in the Biakoye district of the Oti Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is located within the Biakoye district of the Oti Region of Ghana. To the north is the Krachi East district, to the west, the Volta River, to the south the Hohoe Municipal and Kpando Municipal districts which are both in the Volta Region and to the east, the Ghana - Togo border. The constituency was originally located within the Volta Region of Ghana until new Regions were created following the December 2018 referendum.[1]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| First elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Sylvanus Desmond Magnus-George | Convention People's Party |
| 1969 | Obed Asamoah | National Alliance of Liberals |
| 1979 | Kwadzo Amoah | People's National Party |
| 1992 | Kwabena Adjei | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Kwadwo Nyanpon Aboagye | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kwadwo Nyanpon Aboagye | 18,152 | 71.96 | +4.22 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Komla Onny | 6,716 | 26.62 | −4.62 | |
| Progressive People's Party | Selorm Agbolosu | 229 | 0.91 | ||
| National Democratic Party | Appiah Evans | 66 | 0.26 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Frederick Duncan Modzabi | 63 | 0.25 | −0.77 | |
| Majority | 11,436 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,226 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua | 19,714 | 67.74 | ||
| New Patriotic Party | Daniel Korsinah | 9,092 | 31.24 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Dzato Moses | 297 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 29,103 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua | 16,083 | 66.4 | +13.2 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kwasi Owusu-Yeboa | 7,126 | 29.4 | +4.4 | |
| Convention People's Party | Kpentey Philip | 666 | 2.8 | — | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Atsu Nuworkporm | 275 | 1.1 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Richard Amoako | 57 | 0.2 | — | |
| Majority | 8,957 | 37.0 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Emmanuel Kwasi Bandua | 14,459 | 53.2 | −5.8 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kwasi Owusu Yeboah | 6,784 | 25.0 | 6.1 | |
| Independent | Alfred Kofi Appiah | 5,782 | 21.3 | — | |
| People's National Convention | George Kofi Afari | 141 | 0.5 | — | |
| Majority | 7,675 | 28.2 | 15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 25,340 | 88.5 | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kwabena Adjei | 15,306 | 69.0 | −9.0 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Edward C. Boateng | 4,108 | 18.9 | +11.7 | |
| National Reform Party | William K. Semanhyia | 1,674 | 7.7 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Christiana O. Nyarko | 751 | 3.4 | — | |
| United Ghana Movement | Atsu N. Missiahyia | 210 | 1.0 | — | |
| Majority | 2,920 | 13.0 | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kwabena Adjei | 20,740 | 78.0 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Abotsina Festus Andrews | 1,903 | 7.2 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Alexander Kwame Mensah | 1,897 | 7.1 | — | |
| People's Convention Party | Christiana Amaa Pokuah Nyarko | 1,706 | 6.4 | — | |
| People's National Convention | George K. Afari | 348 | 1.3 | — | |
| Majority | 18,837 | 70.8 | — | ||
| Turnout | 26,594 | 81.9 | +40.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kwabena Adjei | — | |||
| Majority | — | ||||
| Turnout | 17,409 | 51.9 | — | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Zurek, Kweku (28 December 2018). "CONFIRMED: Results of the 2018 Referendum on new regions". Graphic Online. Accra, Ghana: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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