Sekondi is one of the
constituencies represented in the
Parliament of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Government of Ghana.
History
Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony known as Gold Coast. The body, called the Legislative Council, ...
. It elects one
Member of Parliament (MP) by the
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
system of election. Sekondi 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
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. The current Member of Parliament is
Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer.
Boundaries
The seat is located within STMA of the Western Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 1992 December presidential and parliamentary elections.
Members of Parliament
See also
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List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
This is a list of the 275 constituencies represented in the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana, as at the December 2016 general election. It had been increased from 260 at the previous election in December 2012 parliamentary election. Each cons ...
References
Parliamentary constituencies in the Western Region (Ghana)
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