| Mfantseman | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Mfantseman Municipal |
| Region | Central Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2012 |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Ophelia Hayford |
Mfantseman 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. Mfantseman is located in the Mfantseman Municipal Assembly of the Central Region of Ghana. It got its new name before the 2012 Ghanaian general election. It was previously known as Mfantseman West Constituency. Concurrently, Mfantseman East Constituency was renamed Ekumfi Constituency.
Boundaries
The constituency is located within the Mfantseman Municipal District of the Central Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| First elected | Member | Party | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Created 2012 | |||
| 2012 | Aquinas Tawiah Quansah | National Democratic Congress | |
| 2016 | Ekow Hayford | New Patriotic Party | |
| 2020 | Ophelia Hayford | New Patriotic Party | |
Elections
Ophelia Hayford won the seat in the 2020 general election. It had been vacant prior to the election due to the death of the incumbent MP, Ekow Hayford, who was also her husband. She resigned from the Ghana Police and successfully contested the seat to replace her husband.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Ophelia Hayford | 36,021 | 51.9 | +5.08 | |
| National Democratic Congress | James Essuon | 32,438 | 46.8 | +1.25 | |
| Ghana Union Movement | Alijatu Ibrahim | 911 | 1.3 | — | |
| Majority | 3,583 | 5.1 | — | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Registered electors | 91,437 | — | |||
Ekow Hayford the NPP MP for Mfantseman was murdered by armed robbers on the Nkusukum Mankessim-Abeadze Duadze Road on his way from a campaign trip for the 2020 Ghanaian general election. As his death was less than three months before the 2020 election, Article 112 (5) of the 1992 Ghanaian Constitution stipulates that there should not be a by-election in the constituency.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Ekow Hayford | 26,747 | 46.82 | −0.36 | |
| National Democratic Congress | James Essuon | 26,021 | 45.55 | −5.4 | |
| Progressive People's Party | Kwabena Amuqandoh Okyere | 4,043 | 7.08 | +5.73 | |
| Convention People's Party | Pius Ebo Dughan | 318 | 0.56 | +0.32 | |
| Majority | 726 | 1.27 | −2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 57,908 | 66.00 | −13.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 88,236 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Aquinas Tawiah Quansah | 31,837 | 50.95 | ||
| New Patriotic Party | Stephen Asamoah - Boateng | 29,476 | 47.18 | — | |
| Progressive People's Party | Ernest Kwaminaabaka Baiden | 846 | 1.35 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Bonaventure William Appiah | 150 | 0.24 | — | |
| United Front Party | Eugene Akoto Amanfu | 103 | 0.16 | — | |
| National Democratic Party | Veronica Esi Adu-boateng | 69 | 0.11 | — | |
| Majority | 2,361 | 3.77 | |||
| Turnout | 63,618 | 79.65 | |||
| Registered electors | 79,869 | ||||
See also
References
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- Agyeman, Nana Konadu (14 October 2020). "There will be no by-election at Mfantseman constituency". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Electoral Commission of Ghana - Detailed Parliamentary Election Results - Date of Election :- 7th & 8th December 2016" (PDF). Official website. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 27 December 2016. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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