Krachi East (Ghana parliament constituency)

Krachi East 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. Krachi East is located in the Krachi East district of the Oti Region of Ghana.

Krachi East
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictKrachi East District
RegionOti Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPYaw Michael Gyato

Boundaries

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The seat is located within the Krachi East District of the Volta Region of Ghana. The constituency was originally located within the Volta Region of Ghana until new Regions were created following the December 2018 referendum.[1]

History

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The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.[2] This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi East and the Krachi West constituencies respectively.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2004 Constituency created
2004 Wisdom Gidisu National Democratic Congress
2016 Yaw Michael Gyato New Patriotic Party

Elections

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2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Krachi East
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Wisdom Gidisu 13,493 43.92 −12.98
New Patriotic Party Patrick Charty Jilimah 10,405 33.87 −4.23
Independent Yao Gago 5,797 18.87
Progressive People's Party Boateng Kofi Emmanuel 795 2.59
Independent Emmanuel Kwasi Annor 156 0.51
National Democratic Party Lawson Apreko 73 0.24
Majority 3,088 10.05 −8.75
Turnout 30,719
National Democratic Party
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Krachi East
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Wisdom Gidisu 12,340 56.9 −13.2
New Patriotic Party Patrick Charty Jilimah 8,263 38.1 +8.2
Convention People's Party Boateng Kofi Emmanuel 947 4.4
Democratic Freedom Party Joseph Kwaku Asiedu 146 0.7
Majority 4,077 18.8 −21.4
Turnout
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Krachi East
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Wisdom Gidisu 14,652 70.1 N/A
New Patriotic Party John Gyamfi 6,261 29.9 N/A
Majority 8,391 40.2 N/A

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Zurek, Kweku (28 December 2018). "CONFIRMED: Results of the 2018 Referendum on new regions". Graphic Online. Accra, Ghana: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "FAQ's". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-26.

References

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