Cape Coast (Ghana parliament constituency)


Awutu-Senya is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Cape Coast constituency is located in the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1951Kwesi PlangeConvention People's Party1951-1953
1953 by-electionAmponsah DadzieGhana Congress Party1953-1954
1954Nathaniel Azarco WelbeckConvention People's Party1954-1965
1965Professor. Kojo AbrahamConvention People's Party1965-1966
1969T. D. Brodie-MendsProgress Party1969-1972
1979Dr. Bassa QuansahAction Congress Party1979-1981
1992Harry HayfordNational Convention Party1992-1996
1996Christine ChurcherNew Patriotic Party1996-2008
2008Ebo Barton-OdroNational Democratic Congress2008-2012

The constituency was split into the Cape Coast North and Cape Coast South constituencies in 2012.

Elections