Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (Ghana parliament constituency)


Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem 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. Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem is located in the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem district of the Central Region of Ghana.

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 constituency. The Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Guinea is to the south.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992
1996Ato QuarshieNational Democratic Congress
2004Paa Kwesi NduomConvention People's Party
2008Dr Joseph Samuel AnnanNational Democratic Congress
2012Dr Stephen Nana Ato ArthurNew Patriotic Party

Elections

As Paa Kwesi Nduom, who was a Minister of state in the New Patriotic Party Kufuor government was contesting the elections, the NPP decided not to field a candidate in this constituency but to back Nduom of the CPP instead.