Assin North (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Assin North (Ghana parliament constituency) - Wikipedia

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Assin North
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana

District	Assin North District
Region	Central Region of Ghana
Current constituency
MP	vacant

Assin North(pronunciation of "Assin 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. The Assin North constituency is located in the Assin North district of the Central Region of Ghana.^[1]

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Assin North Municipality of the Central Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Francis K. Edzii	National Convention Party^[2]
1996	Florence Kumi	National Democratic Congress^[3]
2000	Kennedy Agyapong	New Patriotic Party^[4]
2004	Kennedy Agyapong	New Patriotic Party
2008	Kennedy Agyapong	New Patriotic Party
2012	Samuel Ambre	National Democratic Congress
2016	Abena Durowaa Mensah	New Patriotic Party
2020	James Gyakye Quayson	National Democratic Congress

Elections

2023 by-election: Assin North:^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Democratic Congress	James Gyakye Quayson	17,245	57.56
	New Patriotic Party	Charles Opoku	12,630	42.15
	Liberal Party of Ghana	Bernice Enyonam Sefenu	87	0.29
Majority			4,615	15.41
Turnout
Registered electors

2020 Ghanaian general election: Assin North:^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	James Gyakye Quayson	17,498	55.21	+16.07
	New Patriotic Party	Abena Durowaa Mensah	14,193	44.79	−11.98
Majority			3,305	10.42	−7.11
Turnout
Registered electors

The Supreme Court of Ghana ruled by 5-2 majority decision on 13 April 2022 that James Gyakye Quayson could not continue to sit in the house as MP for Assin North. He had appealed about a Cape Coast High Court ruling that nullified his election in 2020 and ordered a by-election following a petition.^[7]^[8] The by-election took place on 27 June 2023.^[9]

2016 Ghanaian general election: Assin North:^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Abena Durowaa Mensah	15,553	56.77	+12.53
	National Democratic Congress	Samuel Ambre	10,751	39.24	−12.40
	Progressive People's Party	Isaac Manu	979	3.57	+0.39
	Convention People's Party	Sanni Mahama	115	0.42	−0.05
Majority			4,802	17.53
Turnout
Registered electors

2012 Ghanaian general election: Assin North:^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Samuel Ambre	14,338	51.64	+18.74
	New Patriotic Party	Ebenezer Appiah-Kubi	12,281	44.24	−10.76
	Progressive People's Party	John Gameley Akakpo	884	3.18
	Convention People's Party	Sanni Mahama	131	0.47	−0.83
	National Democratic Party	Daniel Gibson Gyetuan	129	0.46
Majority			2,057	7.40
Turnout
Registered electors

Ken Ohene Agyapong, the MP for the Assin North constituency from the 2000 parliamentary election to the 2008 parliamentary election became the MP for Assin Central constituency in 2012.

2008 Ghanaian general election: Assin North:^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Kennedy Ohene Agyapong	24,181	55.0	−3.6
	National Democratic Congress	Alex D. Antwi Boasiako	18,834	42.9	6.4
	Convention People's Party	Roland Takyi	577	1.3	−3.5
	Democratic Freedom Party	John Dacosta Botchwey	336	0.8	—
Majority			5,347	7.1	−15.0
Turnout			—	—	—
Registered electors			—

2004 Ghanaian general election: Assin North:^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Kennedy Ohene Agyapong	27,255	58.6	+2.01
	National Democratic Congress	Percy Kwasi Aboagye Mensah	16,966	36.5	−3.18
	Convention People's Party	Kwabena Affum	2,258	4.8	+2.95
Majority			10,289	22.1	+5.19
Turnout			46,479	84.8	20.78
Registered electors			54,778

2000 Ghanaian general election: Assin North:^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Kennedy Ohene Agyapong	20,066	56.59	+21.92
	National Democratic Congress	Florence Kumi	14,071	39.68	−23.36
	Convention People's Party	Samuel Asare-Kyire	657	1.85
	National Reform Party	Theresa Acquah	352	0.99
	United Ghana Movement	Anthony Nkrumah	314	0.88
Majority			5,995	16.91	−11.46
Turnout			35,460	64.02
Registered electors			55,385

1996 Ghanaian general election: Assin North:^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Democratic Congress	Florence Kumi	24,080	63.04
	New Patriotic Party	Kwabena Karikari-Apau	13,242	34.67
	National Convention Party	Francis Kweku Edzii	874	2.29
	People's Convention Party	Joseph Yeboah	0	0.00
Majority			10,838	28.37
Turnout			38,196
Registered electors

References

^ "Amaliba asks to withdraw from Assin North MP's case over judge's likely 'bias'". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Elected Parliamentarians -1992 Elections". Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
^ "1996 Parliamentary Election Results" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
^ "REPUBLIC OF GHANA - LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". Adam Carr's Election Archives. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
^ "EC declares Gyakye Quayson winner of Assin North by-election". GhanaWeb. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ "Parliamentary Results for Assin North". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "Cape Coast court orders another election in Assin North". GhanaWeb. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ Hawkson, Emmanuel Ebo (13 April 2022). "Supreme Court orders Quayson to stop holding himself as MP". Graphic Online. Accra. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ Shirley Asiedu-Addo (27 June 2023). "Assin North by-election today". Accra: Graphic Communications Group Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Parliamentary Results for Assin North". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "Election 2012: Assin North". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "Parliamentary Results Assin North (Central Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c David Lublin. "Election Passport - Providing election data from around the world". electionpassport.com. American University School of Public Affairs. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "1996 Parliamentary Election Results" (PDF). Official website, Electoral Commission of Ghana. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

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