Suhum (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Suhum | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar District |
| Region | Eastern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Frank Asiedu Bekoe[1] |
The Suhum constituency is in the Eastern region of Ghana with the town Suhum as its capital. The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Frank Asiedu Bekoe. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The constituency has elected four members of parliament since 1996, with Frederick Opare-Ansah being the longest serving MP ever in the constituency, while, Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey, Ransford Agyapong and Kwadjo Asante have had a single term each.
The voting pattern took a drastic shift from being an NDC populated constituency in 1996 to becoming a more NPP aligned constituency from the 2000 Ghanaian general election to date.
List of MPs
[edit]| Year | Member of Parliament | Political Party | Votes | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey | National Democratic Congress (Ghana) | 18,181 | Jerry Rawlings |
| 2000 | Ransford Agyapong | New Patriotic Party | 16,494 | John Kufuor |
| 2004 | Frederick Opare-Ansah | New Patriotic Party | 21,720 | John Kufuor |
| 2008 | Frederick Opare-Asah | New Patriotic Party | 17,248 | John Atta Mills |
| 2012 | Frederick Opare-Ansah | New Patriotic Party | 24,046 | John Atta Mills |
| 2016 | Frederick Opare-Ansah | New Patriotic Party | 25,328 | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| 2020 | Kwadjo Asante | New Patriotic Party | 34,049 | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| 2024 | Frank Asiedu Bekoe | New Patriotic Party | 16,855 | John Dramani Mahama |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NPP's Kwadjo Asante wins Suhum Parliamentary election". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-08.