Suame (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Suame
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana

District	Kumasi Metropolitan District
Region	Ashanti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	New Patriotic Party
MP	Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu

Suame (// ^ⓘ) 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. Suame was formerly located in the Kumasi Metropolitan district but now it is a municipal assembly of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Old Tafo-Suame constituency was split into the Old Tafo and Suame constituencies respectively.

Boundaries

The seat is located within Kumasi metropolitan assembly and shares boundaries with tafo nhyiaso, afigya Kwabre South, bantama and

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.^[1]

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
2004	Constituency created
2004	Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu	New Patriotic Party

Elections

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Suame
*Source:Ghana Home Page*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu	48,500	82.1	N/A
	National Democratic Congress	Paul Richard Yeboah	8,448	14.3	N/A
	Convention People's Party	Frederick Antwi	1,157	2.0	N/A
	People's National Convention	Young Sampson Agonno	934	1.6	N/A
Majority			40,052	67.8	N/A

References

^ "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.

v t e Constituencies of the Parliament of Ghana
Ahafo Region	Asunafo North Asunafo South Asutifi North Asutifi South Tano North Tano South
Ashanti Region	Adansi-Asokwa Afigya Sekyere East Afigya Kwabre North Afigya Kwabre South Ahafo Ano North Ahafo Ano South East Ahafo Ano South West Akrofuom Asante-Akim Central Asante-Akim North Asante-Akim South Asawase Asokwa Atwima-Kwanwoma Atwima-Mponua Atwima-Nwabiagya North Atwima-Nwabiagya South Bantama Bekwai Bosome-Freho Bosomtwe Effiduase-Asokore Ejisu Ejura-Sekyedumase Fomena Juaben Kumawu Kwabre East Kwadaso Mampong Manhyia North Manhyia South Manso Edubia Manso Nkwanta New Edubease Nhyiaeso Nsuta-Kwamang Obuasi East Obuasi West Odotobri Offinso North Offinso South Oforikrom Old Tafo Sekyere Afram plains Suame Subin
Bono Region	Banda Berekum East Berekum West Dormaa Central Dormaa East Dormaa West Jaman North Jaman South Sunyani East Sunyani West Tain Wenchi
Bono East Region	Atebubu-Amantin Kintampo North Kintampo South Nkoranza North Nkoranza South Pru East Pru West Sene East Sene West Techiman North Techiman South
Central Region	Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Agona East Agona West Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Assin Central Assin North Assin South Awutu-Senya East Awutu-Senya West Cape Coast North Cape Coast South Effutu Ekumfi Gomoa Central Gomoa East Gomoa West Hemang Lower Denkyira Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Mfantseman Twifo-Atii Morkwaa Upper Denkyira East Upper Denkyira West
Eastern Region	Abetifi Abirem Achiase Afram Plains North Afram Plains South Akim Abuakwa North Akim Abuakwa South Akim Oda Akim Swedru Akuapem North Akwapim South Akwatia Asene Akroso-Manso Asuogyaman Atiwa East Atiwa West Ayensuano Fanteakwa North Fanteakwa South Kade Lower Manya Lower West Akim Mpraeso New Juaben North New Juaben South Nkawkaw Nsawam Adoagyiri Ofoase-Ayirebi Okere Suhum Upper Manya Upper West Akim Yilo Krobo
Greater Accra Region	Ablekuma Central Ablekuma North Ablekuma South Ablekuma West Ada Adenta Amasaman Anyaa-Sowutuom Ashaiman Ayawaso Central Ayawaso East Ayawaso North Ayawaso West Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfrom Dade Kotopon Domeabra-Obom Dome-Kwabenya Klottey Korle Kpone-Katamanso Krowor Ledzokuku Madina Ningo-Prampram Odododiodio Okaikwei Central Okaikwei North Okaikwei South Sege Shai-Osudoku Tema Central Tema East Tema West Trobu Weija-Gbawe
Northern Region	Bimbilla Gushegu Karaga Kpandai Kumbungu Mion Nanton Saboba Sagnarigu Savelugu Tamale Central Tamale North Tamale South Tatale-Sanguli Tolon Wulensi Yendi Zabzugu
North East Region	Bunkpurugu Chereponi Nalerigu Walewale Yagaba-Kubori Yunyoo
Oti Region	Akan Biakoye Buem Guan Krachi East Krachi Nchumuru Krachi West Nkwanta North Nkwanta South
Savannah Region	Bole Daboya-Mankarigu Damango Salaga North Salaga South Sawla-Tuna-Kalba Yapei-Kusawgu
Upper East Region	Bawku Central Binduri Bolgatanga Central Bolgatanga East Bongo Builsa North Builsa South Chiana-Paga Garu Nabdam Navrongo Central Pusiga Talensi Tempane Zebilla
Upper West Region	Daffiama-Bussie-Issa Jirapa Lambussie Lawra Nadowli Kaleo Nandom Sissala East Sissala West Wa Central Wa East Wa West
Volta Region	Adaklu Afadjato South Agotime-Ziope Akatsi North Akatsi South Anlo Central Tongu Ho Central Ho West Hohoe Keta Ketu North Ketu South Kpando North Dayi North Tongu South Dayi South Tongu
Western Region	Ahanta West Amenfi Central Amenfi East Amenfi West Effia Ellembelle Essikado-Ketan Evalue-Gwira Jomoro Kwesimintsim Mpohor Prestea-Huni Valley Sekondi Shama Takoradi Tarkwa-Nsuaem Wassa East
Western North Region	Aowin Bia East Bia West Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Bodi Juabeso Sefwi-Wiawso Sefwi-Akontombra Suaman
Defunct	Abokobi-Madina Aburi-Nsawam Afigya Sekyere West Ahafo Ano South Akropong Amansie West Asante-Akim North Atiwa Atwima-Nwabiagya Awutu-Senya Berekum Bia Bolgatanga Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo Cape Coast Damango-Daboya Dormaa West Effia-Kwesimintsim Fanteakwa Garu-Tempane Ho East Kwabre West Lawra-Nandom Manhyia Mfantseman East Mfantseman West Mpohor-Wassa East Nadowli East Nadowli West Obuasi Pru Salaga Sene Trobu-Amasaman Weija Zabzugu-Tatale

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