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Berekum (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Berekum
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictBerekum District
RegionBrong Ahafo Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPKwaku Agyenim-Boateng

Berekum 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. Berekum is located in the Berekum district of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Brekum has been divided into Brekum East Municipal and Brekum West District.[1]

Boundaries

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The seat is located within the Berekum District of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1992 J.H. Owusu Acheampong National Democratic Congress
2000 Nkrabeah Effah Dartey New Patriotic Party
2008 Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng New Patriotic Party

Elections

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2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Berekum
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Nkrabeah Effah Dartey 28,561 60.0 −4.2
National Democratic Congress Stephen Oppong 19,047 40.0 +5.9
Majority 9,514 20.0 −10.1
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Berekum
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Nkrabeah Effah Dartey 23,288 64.2
National Democratic Congress J.H. Owusu Acheampong 12,393 34.1
Convention People's Party Kofi Kumi Atta-Frimpong 262 0.7
National Reform Party Dickson Kofi Nuako 251 0.7
United Ghana Movement Andrews Hinneh 64 0.3
Majority 10,895 30.1
Turnout 36,288 59.1
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Berekum
Source:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress J.H. Owusu Acheampong
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Berekum
Source:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress J.H. Owusu Acheampong

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jafaru, Musah Yahya. "38 New districts in the offing, 60 Municipalities coming". Ghana News. Retrieved 2018-03-10.