Akim Swedru (Ghana parliament constituency) explained

Akim Swedru
Map2:Ghana-Eastern
District:Birim South District
Region:Eastern Region
Mp:Kennedy Osei Nyarko
Party:New Patriotic Party

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 electedMemberParty
1st Rebublic - Swedru-Achease
1965Mary Winfred KorantengConvention People's Party
4th Republic - Akim Swedru
1992Paul Kofi PeprahNational Democratic Congress
1996Felix Kwasi Owusu-AdjapongNew Patriotic Party
2008Joseph Ampomah BosompemNew Patriotic Party
2012Kennedy Osei NyarkoNew Patriotic Party

See also

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