Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem is one of the
constituencies represented in the
Parliament of Ghana. 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
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 thei ...
system of election. Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem is located in the
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District is one of the twenty-two Districts of Ghana, districts in Central Region, Ghana, Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Komenda/Edina/E ...
of the
Central Region of
Ghana
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.
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district of the Central Region of Ghana. Both the district and the constituency share common borders. It is in the south western corner of the region. It shares its northern and western borders with the
Western Region of Ghana. To the north east is the
Hemang Lower Denkyira constituency and to the east, the
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a city, fishing port, and the capital of Cape Coast Metropolitan District and Central Region of Ghana. It is one of the country's most historic cities, a World Heritage Site, home to the Cape Coast Castle, with the Gulf of Guine ...
constituency. The
Atlantic Ocean
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or
Gulf of Guinea
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is to the south.
Members of Parliament
Elections
As Paa Kwesi Nduom, who was a Minister of state in the New Patriotic Party
Kufuor government
This is a list of the ministers who have served in John Kufuor's New Patriotic Party government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This government started on January 7, 2001, the first changeover between civilian governments in Ghana through the ...
was contesting the elections, the NPP decided not to field a candidate in this constituency but to back Nduom of the CPP instead.
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 ...
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Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District is one of the twenty-two Districts of Ghana, districts in Central Region, Ghana, Central Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Komenda/Edina/E ...
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in the Central Region (Ghana)