Essikado-Ketan is one of the

constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

represented in the

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. It elects one

Member of Parliament (MP) A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often ...

by the

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system of election. Essikado-Ketan is located in the

Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana, Western Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan District in 1988, which was created from the ...

of the Western Region of

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. The current Member of Parliament is Hon. Joe Ghartey.

Boundaries

The seat is located within STMA of the Western Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Sekondi constituency into the new Essikado-Ketan and

Sekondi Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an indus ...

constituencies.

Members of Parliament

Elections

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Essikado-Ketan Parliamentary constituencies in the Western Region (Ghana) Western Region (Ghana)

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Elections

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