Assin North (Ghana parliament constituency)

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]

Assin North
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAssin North District
RegionCentral Region of Ghana
Current constituency
MPvacant

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
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

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Elected Parliamentarians -1992 Elections". Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  3. "1996 Parliamentary Election Results" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  4. "REPUBLIC OF GHANA - LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". Adam Carr's Election Archives. Adam Carr. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  5. "EC declares Gyakye Quayson winner of Assin North by-election". GhanaWeb. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. "Parliamentary Results for Assin North". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. "Cape Coast court orders another election in Assin North". GhanaWeb. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. Hawkson, Emmanuel Ebo (13 April 2022). "Supreme Court orders Quayson to stop holding himself as MP". Graphic Online. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. Shirley Asiedu-Addo (27 June 2023). "Assin North by-election today". graphicnewsplus.com. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. "Parliamentary Results for Assin North". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  11. "Election 2012: Assin North". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  12. "Parliamentary Results Assin North (Central Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  13. David Lublin. "Election Passport - Providing election data from around the world". electionpassport.com. American University School of Public Affairs. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  14. "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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