Akim Swedru 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.
Boundaries
The Akim Swedru constituency is located within the Birim South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. At the time of the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, this area was represented by the Swedru-Achease constituency. During the 2nd and 3rd Republics, it was part of the Oda constituency. During the 4th Republic, Akim Swedru had its own constituency.
Members of Parliament
| First elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Rebublic - Swedru-Achease | ||
| 1965 | Mary Winfred Koranteng | Convention People's Party |
| 4th Republic - Akim Swedru | ||
| 1992 | Paul Kofi Peprah | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Joseph Ampomah Bosompem | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | New Patriotic Party |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | 9,443 | 66.36 | −4.93 | |
| NDC | Taaju Abdu Rahim | 4,788 | 33.64 | +4.93 | |
| Majority | 4,655 | 32.72 | −9.88 | ||
| Turnout | 14,444 | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | 11,180 | 71.29 | +0.56 | |
| NDC | Taaju Abdu Rahim | 4,503 | 28.71 | +3.13 | |
| Majority | 6,677 | 42.6 | −2.55 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | |||
| Registered electors | 24,171 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | 11,458 | 71.43 | 15.65 | |
| NDC | Robert Samuel Ansah | 4,056 | 25.29 | 3.06 | |
| PPP | Obiri Ernest Amo | 502 | 3.13 | 1.68 | |
| CPP | Anim Addo | 25 | 0.16 | — | |
| Majority | 7,402 | 45.15 | 11.60 | ||
| Turnout | 16,155 | 72.13 | — | ||
| Registered electors | 22,395 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | 8,865 | 55.78 | −7.82 | |
| NDC | Robert Samuel Ansah | 3,533 | 22.23 | −13.47 | |
| Independent | Joseph Ampomah Bosompem | 3,217 | 20.24 | — | |
| PPP | Akwasi Amankwah Marfo | 231 | 1.45 | — | |
| NDP | Godwin Boadi | 48 | 0.30 | — | |
| Majority | 5,332 | 33.55 | 5.65 | ||
| Turnout | 15,894 | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | 19,035 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Joseph Ampomah Bosompem | 19,314 | 63.6 | −3.8 | |
| NDC | Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi | 10,845 | 35.7 | 4.7 | |
| CPP | Francis Williams Yaw Adu | 230 | 0.2 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 8,469 | 27.9 | −8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 30,895 | 74.7 | −13.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 41,356 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong | 21,048 | 67.4 | 10.6 | |
| NDC | Baffour Mensah Takyi | 9,667 | 31.0 | −6.2 | |
| CPP | Edmond Tetteh-Okrah | 173 | 0.6 | −0.3 | |
| People's National Convention (Ghana) | Nana Appiah Boateng | 171 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |
| Independent | Monica Appiah | 158 | 0.5 | — | |
| Majority | 11,381 | 36.4 | 16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 31,442 | 87.9 | — | ||
| Registered electors | 35,780 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong | 14,614 | 56.8 | 2.9 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi | 9,567 | 37.2 | −4.9 | |
| Independent | Yaw Tweneboah | 676 | 2.6 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Ofosu Manu Alex | 495 | 1.9 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Nana Braku Ntow-Anomah | 240 | 0.9 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Yaw Appiah-Boateng | 144 | 0.6 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 5,047 | 19.6 | 0.4 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong | 15,824 | 53.9 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Baffour-Mensah Taki | 12,348 | 42.1 | — | |
| National Convention Party | Yaw Appiah-Boateng | 601 | 2.0 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Martin Kwaku Tandoh | 470 | 2.0 | — | |
| Majority | 3,476 | 19.2 | — | ||
| Turnout | 29,889 | 85.5 | 59.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Paul Kofi Peprah | — | |||
| Majority | — | ||||
| Turnout | 7,868 | 25.6 | — | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Summary Results by Constituencies - Akim Swedru". www.ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Akim Swedru Summary - 2024 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "2020 Election - Akim Swedru Constituency Results". Peace FM. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d Lublin, David. "Election Passport". American University. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Electoral Commission of Ghana - Detailed Parliamentary Election Results - Date of Election :- 7th & 8th December 2016" (pdf). Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 27 December 2016. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Election 2012: Akim Swedru". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results Akyem Swedru (Eastern Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Electoral Commission of Ghana Parliamentary Election Results Date of Election:- Tuesday, 7th December 2004" (PDF). www.ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2025.