Jaman South (Ghana parliament constituency)
Appearance
Jaman South | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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Region | Bono Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Party | New Patriotic Party |
MP | Kwadwo Damoah |
Jaman South is a municipal area with 130 settlements, and a total population of 114,257.[1] However, the voting population is a fraction of this. The current MP for this constituency is Kwadwo Damoah of the New Patriotic Party.[2] He succeeded Yaw Afful.
History
[edit]Afful Yaw Maama was the member of parliament for the constituency in 2008. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won a majority of 6,506 votes[3] to become the MP. He succeeded Anna Nyamekye who had represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament also on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Members of Parliament
[edit]First elected | Member | Party | Term |
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2004 | Anna Nyamekye | New Patriotic Party | 2004 – 2008 |
2008 | Yaw Afful | New Patriotic Party | 2008 – 2012 |
2012 | Anna Nyamekye | New Patriotic Party | |
2020 | Williams Okofo-Dateh | National Democratic Congress | 2021 - date |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jaman South population". city population. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Bono region constituency results 2024- MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008