List of MPs elected in the 1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election

This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1996 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 1996.

Colonial Era
1951 Assembly	(1951)
1954 Assembly	(1954)
1956 Assembly	(1956)
First Republic
1957 Parliament	(1956)
1965 Parliament	(1965)
Second Republic
1969 Parliament	(1969)
Third Republic
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Fourth Republic
1st Parliament	(1992)
2nd Parliament	(1996)
3rd Parliament	(2000)
4th Parliament	(2004)
5th Parliament	(2008)
6th Parliament	(2012)
7th Parliament	(2016)

The list is arranged by region and constituencies. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the bottom of the page.

Composition

Affiliation	Members
National Democratic Congress (NDC)	131
New Patriotic Party (NPP)	63
People's Convention Party (PCP)	5
People's National Convention (PNC)	1
Speaker and Deputies	(3)
Total	200
Government Majority	62

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 1996, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat.

Table of contents: Ashanti Region • Brong Ahafo Region • Central Region • Eastern Region • Greater Accra Region Northern Region • Upper East Region • Upper West Region • Volta Region • Western Region Postponed poll • By-elections • Notes and References • See also • External links and sources

Ashanti Region - 33 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Adansi Asokwa	John Kofi Gyasi	NDC		John Kofi Gyasi	NDC
Afigya-Sekyere East	Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng	NPP		Pius M G Griffiths	NDC
Afigya-Sekyere West	Albert Kan-Dapaah	NPP		Mrs. Beatrice Aboagye	NDC
Ahafo Ano North	Baffour Annor	NDC		George Kwasi Adjei Annim	EGLE
Ahafo Ano South	Gabriel Barima	NPP		Gabriel Barimah	NDC
Amansie West	Anthony Boakye-Yiadom	NPP		Kofi Amankwaa Peasah	NDC
Asante Akim North	Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu	NPP		Collins Agyarko Nti	NDC
Asante Akim South	Alex Kwaku Korankye	NPP			NDC
Asokwa East	Ahmed Musah	NDC		Othman Baba Yahya	NCP
Asokwa West	Edward Osei-Kwaku	NPP		Anthony K. Sarpong Kumankuma	NCP
Atwima/Kwanwoma	Dr. Matthew Kwaku Antwi	NPP		Sampson Adu Gyamfi	NDC
Atwima Mponua	Akwasi Dante Afriyie	NPP			NDC
Atwima Nwabiagya	James Edusei Sarkodie	NPP		Yaw Bampoh	NDC
Bantama	Richard Winfred Anane	NPP		Ofori Owusu Jibreel	NDC
Bekwai	Alexander Agyei-Acheampong	NPP		Oduro Ofrikyi	NDC
Bosome-Freho	Gabriel Yaw Amoah	NPP			NDC
Bosomtwe	Poku Adu-Gyamfi	NPP		Yaw Addai Boadu	EGLE
Effiduase-Asokore	Mrs. Grace Coleman	NPP			NDC
Ejisu/Juabeng	Akwasi Osei-Adjei	NPP		Mohammed Boakye-Agyemang	NDC
Ejura Sekyedumasi	Peter Boakye-Ansah	NPP		Peter Boakye Ansah	NDC
Fomena	Akwasi Afrifa	NPP		Nana Odame Kusi	NDC
Kumawu	Reo Addai Basoah	NPP		Jargisu Ibrahim	NDC
Kwabre	Nana Asante Frimpong	NPP		Abena Takyiwa	NDC
Mampong	Solomon Kwabena Sarfoh	NPP		Dr. George Akosa	NDC
Manhyia	Kwame Addo-Kufuor	NPP		William Kwaku Asante	NDC
New Edubease	Theresa Joyce Baffoe	NDC		Theresa Joyce Boaffoe	NDC
Nsuta/Kwamang	Kwame Osei Prempeh	NPP		Samuel Brenyah	NDC
Obuasi	Anthony Bright Boadi-Mensah	NPP		Peter Keneth Owusu	NDC
Odotobri	Samuel Nkrumah Gyimah	NPP		Maxwell Mensah Ebenezer	NCP
Offinso North	Kofi Konadu Apraku	NPP		Emmanuel Kwame Boakye	NDC
Offinso South	Francis Kwasi Buor	NPP	7819[1]	Oheneba Kofi Asamoah	EGLE
Old Tafo Suame	Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu	NPP		Nana Kwasi Afful Kingsley	EGLE
Subin	Sampson Kwaku Boafo (Minority Chief Whip)	NPP		Sarkodie Joseph A tuffour	NDC
Brong Ahafo Region - 21 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Asunafo North	David Kwasi Amankwah	NDC		David Kwasi Amankwaah	NDC
Asunafo South	Francis Adu-Poku	NDC
Asutifi North	Emmanuel Baah Danquah	NDC		Emmanuel Baah Danquah	NDC
Asutifi South	Collins Dauda	NDC		Collins Dauda	NDC
Atebubu North	David Yaw Mensah	NDC
Atebubu South	Amadu Ali	NDC		Amadu Ali	NDC
Berekum	J.H. Owusu Acheampong	NDC		J.H. Owusu Acheampong ^(Majority Leader)	NDC
Dormaa East	Nicholas K. Adjei-Kyeremeh	NDC		Yaw Oppong Kyekyeku	NCP
Dormaa West	Thomas Kwame Yeboah	NDC
Jaman	Nicholas Appiah-Kubi	NDC
Kintampo	Gladys Abena Nsoah	NDC		Kwasi Gyasi Manu	NDC
Nkoranza	Theresa Nyarko-Fofie	NDC		Thomas Owusu Ansah	NDC
Sene	Nana Yaw Otto	NDC		Mahama P. Azum	NDC
Sunyani East	Joseph Henry Mensah (Minority Leader)	NPP		Yaw Manu-Yeboah	NDC
Sunyani West	Kwadwo Adjei Darko	NPP		Joseph Gyamfi	NDC
Tano North	Joe Donkor	NPP		Dominic Yaw Amoako	NDC
Tano South	Grace Boachie	NDC		Nana Koduah Kwarteng	NDC
Techiman North	Isaac Kwadwo Adjei Mensah	NDC
Techiman South	Kwadwo Mama Adams	NDC		George Kwabena Owusu	NDC
Wenchi East	Alhaji Moctar Musah Bambah	NPP		Emmanuel Obeng Mensah	NDC
Wenchi West	Johnson Asiedu Nketia	NDC		Johnson Asiedu Nketia	NDC
Central Region - 17 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese	J.E. Afful	NDC		Vincent K Turkson	NCP
Agona East	Kojo Acquah Yankah	NDC		Kojo Acquah Yankah	NDC
Agona West	Samuel Oppong	NDC		John Oscar Bimpong	NDC
Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam	Isaac Eduasar Edumadze	NPP		Dr. Joseph Kweku Enos	NDC
Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa	Ebenezer Kobina Fosu	NDC		Ebenezer Kobina Fosu	NDC
Assin North	Florence Kumi	NDC		Francis K Edzii	NCP
Assin South	Kwaku Al-Hassan Dadzie	NDC		Kobina Okyere	NDC
Awutu /Senya	Babalami Abu-Sadat	NDC		Danny William Osardu	NCP
Cape Coast	Christine Churcher	NPP		J. E. Ekuban	NDC
Effutu	Mike Allen Hammah	NDC		R. E.A. Ayirebi-Acquah	NDC
Gomoa East	Thomas Kweku Aubyn	NDC		Franis Kow Bortsie-Ansah	NDC
Gomoa West	Ama Benyiwa-Doe	NDC		Mrs. Ama Benyiwa-Doe	NDC
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abbrem	Ato Quarshie	NDC		Dr. Ato Quarshie	NDC
Mfantsiman East	Comfort Owusu (Deputy Majority Whip)	NDC		Comfort Owusu	NCP
Mfantsiman West	Jacob Scherrer Arthur	NDC		K Abaka-Quansah	NDC
Twifo/Hemang/Lower/Denkyira	John Kweku Kumah	NDC		John Kweku Kumah	NDC
Upper Denkyira	Clement Charles Omar Nyanor	NPP		Kwaku Addai-Gyambrah	NDC
Eastern Region - 26 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Abetifi	Eugene Atta Agyepong	NPP		Opoku Preko	NCP
Abuakwa	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo	NPP		Owraku Amofa	EGLE
Afram Plains North	Krosby Mensah	NDC		Akuamoah Boateng	NCP
Afram Plains South	Kwakye Addo	NDC		Akuamoah Asomani	NCP
Akim Oda	Yaw Osafo-Maafo	NPP		Nana Boaten-Abora	NDC
Akim Swedru	Felix Owusu Adjapong	NPP		Paul Kofi Peprah	NDC
Akropong	Agyare Koi Larbi	NPP		Richie Agyemfra-Kumi	NDC
Akwapim South	Vida Amaadi Yeboah	NDC		David Adu-Tutu	NCP
Akwatia	Mohammed Erzuah Siam	NDC		Gilbert Kwasi Agyei	NDC
Asuogyaman	Kwamena Dwamena-Aboagye	NDC		Jonathan Robert Owiredu	NDC
Atiwa	Yaw Baning-Darko	NPP		William Obeng Boateng	NCP
Ayensuano	Evans Kodjo Ahorsey	NDC		Elizabeth Kusi Aidoo	NCP
Birim North	Kweku Boateng-Lovinger	NDC		Dr Owusu Agyekum (Minority Leader)	NCP
Fanteakwa	Samuel Ofosu Ampofo	NDC		Darko Asomaning	NDC
Kade	Francis Kwame Nyarko	NPP		John Darlington Brobbey	NDC
Koforidua	Yaw Barima	NPP		Kwame Larbi Nyanteh	NCP
Lower Manya Krobo	Michael Teye Nyanua	NDC		Major(Rtd) Emmanuel T Tetteh	NDC
Lower West Akim	Akuamoa Ofosu-Boateng	NDC		Akuamoah Ofosu-Boateng	NDC
Mpraeso	Francis Osafo Mensah	NPP		Philip Kwabena Boamah	EGLE
New Juabeng North	Hackman Owusu-Agyeman	NPP		Samuel Nuamah Donkor	NCP
Nkawkaw	Kwabena Adusa Okerchiri	NPP		G. K. Abankwa	NDC
Okere	Fuzzy Dapaah Torbay	NDC		Seth Atiemo Akuffo	NCP
Suhum	Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey	NDC		Emmanuel Obeng-Darko	NDC
Upper Manya Krobo	Solomon Tettey Terkper	NDC		Charles Tei Sawer	NDC
Upper West Akim	Samuel Sallas Mensa	NDC		Samuel Sallas Mensa	NDC
Yilo Krobo	Daniel Tekpertey	NDC		Priscilla Esther Korboe	EGLE
Greater Accra Region - 22 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Ablekuma Central	Victor Okuley Nortey	NPP		Adam Baako Nortey Yeboah	NDC
Ablekuma North	Kwamena Bartels	NPP			NDC
Ablekuma South	Theresa Amerley Tagoe	NPP		Vincent Birch Freeman	NCP
Ada	Amos Lawerh Buertey	NDC		Amos Lawerh Buertey	NDC
Ashaiman	Franklin Winfred K. Aheto	NDC		Franklin Winfred K Aheto	NDC
Ayawaso Central	Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye (Deputy Minority Chief Whip)	NPP		Sheik M F Nasiru-Nazubia	NCP
Ayawaso West-Wuogon	Mrs Rebecca Akweley Adotey	NDC		Dr. Francis Napoleon K Kumah	NDC
Dade-Kotopon	Sylvester A. Mensah	NDC		Lemuel Nii-Amon Kotei	NCP
Ayawaso East	Farouk Braimah	NDC		Yahaya Seidu	NDC
Ga North	Sampson Ottu Darkoh	NPP		Marian Lartele Lartey	EGLE
Ga South	Margaret Clarke Kwesie	NDC		Frederick Aryee Laryea	NCP
Klottey-Korle	David Lamptey	NDC		Nathan Tetteh Mensah	EGLE
Kpone-Katamanso	Afieye Ashong	NDC		Emmanuel Kweku Sagoe	NCP
Krowor	Joshua Alabi	NDC		Jacob Aplerh Tawiah	NDC
Ledzokuku	Nii Adjei-Boye Sekan (Deputy Majority Whip)	NDC		Seth Adjei Sow	NCP
Ningo-Prampram	Enoch Teye Mensah	NDC		Stanley Basil Bade Carboo	NDC
Odododiodoo	Nii Okaidja Adamafio	NDC		Emm Nii Korley Adu Tetteh	NCP
Okaikwei North	Joseph Darko Mensah	NPP		Sheriff E Nii Oto Dodoo	NDC
Okaikwei South	Nana Akomea	NPP		Samuel Wise Quarcoo	EGLE
Shai-Osudoku	Michael Afedi Gizo	NDC		Michael Afedi Gizo	NDC
Tema East	Ishmael Ashietey	NDC		Erasmus Aruna Quao	NCP
Tema West	Abraham Ossei-Aidooh	NPP		Gladys Boateng	NDC
Northern Region - 23 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Bimbilla	George Mpambi Dagmanyi	PNC		Mohamed Ibn Chambas (First Deputy Speaker) 1993-1994	NDC
Bole	John Dramani Mahama	NDC		Mahama Jeduah	NDC
Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo	Joseph Yaani Labik	NDC		Joseph Yaani Labik	NDC
Chereponi	Alhaji Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya	NDC		Innocent Mahama Du Yahaya	NDC
Chogu/Tishigu	Ibrahim Adam	NDC		Ahaji Mohammed Haroon	NDC
Damango/Daboya	Adam Mahama	NDC		Edward Aliedong Alhassan	NDC
Gukpegu/Sabongida	Mustapha Ali Iddris	NPP		Alhaji Basit Abdulai Fuseini	NDC
Gushiegu/Karaga	Iddrisu Huudu	NDC		Issahaku Mahama	NDC
Kpandai	Lipkalimor Kwajo Tawiah	NDC		Likpalior Kwajo Tawiah	NDC
Kumbungu	Muhammed Mumuni	NDC		Alhassan Musah	NDC
Mion	Alabira Ibrahim	PCP		Alhassan Ahmed Adams	NDC
Nalerigu	Isaac Kolibilla Batesimah	NDC		Isaac Kolibilla Batesimah	NDC
Nanton	Alhaji Alhassan Yakubu	NDC		Alhaji Alhassan Yakubu	NDC
Saboba	Moses Mabengba Bukari	NDC		Moses Mabengba Bukari	NDC
Salaga	Hamidu Baba Braimah	NDC		Hamid Baba Braimah	NDC
Savelugu	Mary Salifu Boforo	NDC		Ahame Shani Yakubu	NCP
Sawla/Kalba	Joseph Trumah Bayel	NDC		Denwuoh Kinglsey Nanmin Bown	NCP
Tolon	Alhaji Abdulai Salifu	NDC		Alhaji Abdullah Salifu	NDC
West Mamprusi (Walewale)	Susana Adam	NDC		Ben Baluri Saibu	NDC
Wulensi	Iddi Saani	NPP		Amidu Seidu	NDC
Yapei/Kusawgu	Alhaji Amadu Seidu	NDC		Wilson Salif Yaquob	EGLE
Yendi	Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu	NPP		Yusuf Iddrisu	NDC
Zabzugu/Tatale	John Jagri Kokpah	NDC		Jagri John Kokpah	NDC
Upper East Region - 12 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Bawku Central	Fati Seidu	NDC		Hawa Yakubu	Independent
Bawku West	Cletus Apul Avoka	NDC		Cletus Apul Avoka	NDC
Binduri	Fortunate Atubiga	NDC		Fortunate Atubiga	NDC
Bolgatanga	Simon Anyoa Abingya	NDC		Akake Patrick	NDC
Bongo	Simon Alangde Asabo	NDC		Gaaga Akayeri Azitariga	NDC
Builsa North	Theodore Basil Anuka	NDC		Sylvester Azantilow	NDC
Builsa South	Norbert Garko Awullay	NDC		Norbert Garko Awullay	NDC
Chiana / Paga	Pele Abugu	NDC		Dr Stephen Ayidaya	NDC
Garu/Tempane	Dominic Azimbe Azumah	NDC		Dominic Azimbe Azumah	NDC
Nabdan	Moses Aduku Asaga	NDC		Danzi Paul Kpal	NDC
Navrongo Central	Clement Tumfuga Bugase	NDC		John Setuni Achuliwor	Independent
Talensi	John Akologu Tia	NDC		John Akologu Tia	NDC
Upper West Region - 8 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Jirapa	Francis G. Korbieh	NDC		Issah Alhassan	NCP
Lambussie	Alice Teni Boon	NDC		Alice Teni Boon	NDC
Lawra/Nandom	Anthony Bondong	NDC		Ken Meyir Kunfah	NDC
Nadowli North	Alban Sumana Bagbin	NDC		Alban Sumana Bagbin	NDC
Nadowli South	Emmanuel Samba Zumakpeh	NDC		Emmanuel Samba Zumakpel	NDC
Sissala	Alhaji Amidu Sulemana	NDC		Alhaji Amidu Sulemana	NDC
Wa Central	Mummuni Abudu Seidu (Deputy Majority Leader)	NDC		Mumuni Abudu Seidu	NDC
Wa East	Alhaji Issahaku Salia	NDC		Issaku Saliah	NDC
Volta Region - 19 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Akan	John Kwadwo Gyapong	NDC		Seth Kwabena Akompi (Dr)	NCP
Anlo	Cled Mawuko Kwasi Sowu	NDC		Cled Mawuko Kwasi Sowu	NDC
Avenor	Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho (Majority Chief Whip)	NDC		Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho	NDC
Biakoye	Kwabena Adjei (Majority Leader)	NDC		Dr Kwabena Adjei	NDC
Buem	Emil Kwadzo Brantuo	NDC		Emil Kwadzo Brantuo	NDC
Ho Central	Kofi Attor	NDC		Vicent Kofi Darkey-Mensah	NCP
Ho East	Steve Senu Akorli	NDC		Steve Senu Akorli	NDC
Ho West	Francis Aggrey Agbotse	NDC		Lt. Col E.K.D. Anku-Tsede (rtd.)	NDC
Hohoe North	Nathaniel Kwadzo Aduadjoe	NDC		Patience Pomary	NDC
Hohoe South	Kosi Kedem	NDC		Kosi Kedem	NDC
Keta	Dan Kwasi Abodakpi	NDC		Comdr Kwaku Tsidi Doulo(Rtd)	NCP
Ketu North	Modestus Yao Z. Ahiable	NDC		Prince R V K Ahiadzro	NCP
Ketu South	Charles Kofi Agbenaza	NDC		Wisdom Tsidore Seyena-Susu	NDC
Krachi	Sampson Kwadwo Apraku	NDC		Sampson Kwadwo Apraku	NCP
Nkwanta	Gershon Kofi Gbediame	NDC		Okpora Peter Kwadwo	NCP
North Dayi	Stephen George Obimpeh	NDC		Stephen George Obimpeh	NDC
North Tongu	Austin Akufo Gamey	NDC		Austin Akufo Gamey	NDC
South Dayi	Alexander Ransford Ababio	NDC		Alexander Ransford Ababio
South Tongu	Kenneth Dzirasah (First Deputy Speaker)	NDC		Kenneth Dzirasah (First Deputy Speaker)	NDC
Western Region - 19 seats
Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party
Ahanta West	Samuel Kwofie	NPP
Amenfi Central	John Frank Abu	NDC		Dr. John Frank Abu	NDC
Amenfi East	George Buadi	NDC		George Buadi	NDC
Amenfi West	Abraham Kofi Asante	NDC		Francis Fynn	NDC
Aowin-Suaman	John Kwekuchur Ackah	NDC		John Kwekucher Ackah	NDC
Bia	Christian Kwabena Asante	NDC		Christian Kwabena Asante	NDC
Bibiani	Seidu Paakuna Adamu	NDC		Kwame Darko	NDC
Effia/Kwesimintsim	Joseph E.K. Abekah	PCP		James Mike Abban	NCP
Ellembele	Freddie W.A. Blay (Second Deputy Speaker)	PCP		John Aitpillah	NDC
Evalue Gwira	Kojo Armah	PCP
Jomoro	Joseph Emmanuel Ackah	NDC		Joseph Emmanuel Ackah	NDC
Juabeso	Anthony K Gyapong-Mensah	NDC		Kingsley Asoah-Apima	NDC
Mpohor-Wassa East	Samuel Kwame Amponsah	NDC		Mary Stella Ankomah	NCP
Prestea/Huni-Valley	Kwaku Acheampong Bonful	NDC		Kwaku Acheampong Bonful	NDC
Sefwi-Wiawso	Isaac Kobina Nyame-Ofori	NDC		John Kweku Danso	NDC
Sekondi	Papa Owusu-Ankomah	NPP		Albert Bosomtwi-Sam	NDC
Shama	Richard Dornu Nartey	NDC		Richard Dornu Nartey	NDC
Takoradi	Gladys Asmah (Deputy Minority Leader)	NPP		Tabitha Sybil Quaye	NDC
Tarkwa -Nsuaem	Joseph Ghansah	PCP		Mathew Kojo Kum	NDC

Postponed poll

• Elections for one constituency was deferred till June 1997.[2]

By-elections

• Ablekuma Central constituency - 26 March 1999 - Victor Okuley Nortey (NPP) won the by-election with a majority of 4,808.[3]
• Lambussie constituency - Following the death of Luke Koo the then mp of the Lambussie constituency, a by-election was held on 26 May 1999 - Alice Teni Boon (NDC) won the seat with a majority of 4,488.[4]

Notes and references

1. "NPP retains Offinso South seat". Politics of Wednesday, 25 October 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
2. "07 December 1996 Parliamentary Election". Elections in Ghana. Albert C. Nunley. 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
3. "RESULTS OF BY- ELECTIONS FROM 1993 TO 2007" (pdf). Electoral Commission of Ghana. p. 1. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
4. "RESULTS OF BY- ELECTIONS FROM 1993 TO 2007" (pdf). Electoral Commission of Ghana. p. 1. Retrieved 6 December 2008.

See also

• 1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election
• Parliament of Ghana
• Daniel Francis Annan - Speaker of the Second Parliament

External links and sources

• 1996 Parliamentary elections results

• African Elections Database
• 1996 parliamentary election winners list
• Members of the 4th Republic Parliament as of October 1999