Ayawaso Central

Ayawaso Central is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It is one of the six newly created assemblies and districts that was inaugurated by Government of Ghana across the nation, simultaneously.[1] It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Ayawaso Central is located in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It is one of the 260 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana and also part of the 29 MMDAs in the Greater Accra Region.[2]

Ayawaso Central
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAccra Metropolis District
RegionGreater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPHenry Quartey

History

The history of Ayawaso Central dates back to the days of the former president of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah, when Kwei Mensah who was known to be the first person to settle on the land joined several others in the country for the fight for multi-party democracy.[3]

The current Greater Accra Regional Minister Mr. Ishmael Nii Ashitey, read a speech on behalf of the President of Ghana said, the new assemblies, which were created was in accordance with the 1992 Constitution and Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 963) of the Constitution of Ghana.[4]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1992 Hon Said Sinare National Democratic Congress
1996 Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye New Patriotic Party

Elections
MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008:Ayawaso Central
Source: Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±
New Patriotic Party Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye 30,915 49.1 —
National Democratic Congress Kwasi Ofei Agyemang 30,068 47.7 —
Convention People's Party Daniel Kofi Aidoo 1,160 1.8 —
People's National Convention Zalia Seidu 622 1.0 —
Democratic Freedom Party Benjamin Bediako 205 0.3 —
Majority 874 1.4 —
Turnout — — —
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See also

References
  1. Agency, Ghana News. "Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Creation Made Official". Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. "Ayawaso Central Logo Unveiled". DailyGuide Network. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  4. Agency, Ghana News. "Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly Creation Made Official". Retrieved 2020-01-22.

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