Dormaa West (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Dormaa West | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| Region | Bono Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress (Ghana) |
| MP | Vincent Oppong Asamoah |
Dormaa West is a constituency for the Parliament of Ghana in the Bono Region of Ghana. During the Second and Third Republics, there was a single Dormaa constituency.
During the Fourth Republic, there was a Dorma East and Dorma West constituency set up before the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election. Prior to the 2012 Ghanaian general election, there was a reconfiguration so that there was now a Dormaa East, Central and West constituency. The Dorma West MP at the time, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu who was elected after the 2008 Ghanaian general election went on to stand and win the seat for Dorma Central.[1]
Vincent Oppong Asamoah is the current member of parliament for the constituency. He is the longest serving MP for Dormaa West. He won the seat in 2012.[2] He lost the seat in 2016[3] but won the seat back in 2020[4] and retained it in 2024.[5]
Members of Parliament
| First elected | Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Republic Dormaa | |||
| 1969 | Solomon Anso Manson | Progress Party | 1969-1972 |
| Third Republic | |||
| 1979 | Solomon Anso Manson | Popular Front Party | 1979-1981 |
| Fourth Republic Dorma West created | |||
| 1992 | Thomas Kwame Yeboah | National Democratic Congress | 1993-2001 |
| 2000 | Yaw Asiedu-Mensah | New Patriotic Party | 2001-2009 |
| 2008 | Kwaku Agyemang-Manu | New Patriotic Party | 2009-2013 |
| 2012 | Vincent Oppong Asamoah | National Democratic Congress | 2013-2017 |
| 2016 | Ali Maiga Halidu | National Democratic Congress | 2017-2021 |
| 2020 | Vincent Oppong Asamoah | National Democratic Congress | 2021 to date |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Vincent Oppong Asamoah | 11,299 | 55.04 | +1.28 | |
| NPP | Ali Maiga Halidu | 9,101 | 44.33 | −1.91 | |
| Independent | Umar Yusif | 130 | 0.63 | — | |
| Majority | 2,198 | 10.71 | +3.19 | ||
| Turnout | 20,792 | 69.71 | — | ||
| Registered electors | 29,827 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Vincent Oppong Asamoah | 11,480 | 53.76 | +4.64 | |
| NPP | Ali Maiga Halidu | 9,874 | 46.24 | −4.64 | |
| Majority | 1,606 | 7.52 | +5.76 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | — | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Ali Maiga Halidu | 8,422 | 50.88 | +7.36 | |
| NDC | Vincent Oppong Asamoah | 8,131 | 49.12 | −6.52 | |
| Majority | 291 | 1.76 | −10.36 | ||
| Turnout | 16,725 | 71.30 | −12.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,456 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Vincent Oppong Asamoah | 8,683 | 55.64 | +7.32 | |
| NPP | Ali Maiga Halidu | 6,792 | 43.52 | −6.8 | |
| NDP | Anthony Gyabaah | 81 | 5.38 | — | |
| CPP | Isaac Sarpong | 51 | 0.33 | +0.02 | |
| Majority | 1,891 | 12.12 | +10.12 | ||
| Turnout | 16,228 | 83.58 | +13.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,417 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Kwaku Agyemang-Manu | 23,991 | 50.32 | +0.2 | |
| NDC | Vincent Oppong Asamoah | 23,038 | 48.32 | +0.65 | |
| People's National Convention (Ghana) | Christiopher A. A. Bangme | 238 | 0.50 | — | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Yeboah Kyeremeh Lawrence | 203 | 0.43 | — | |
| CPP | Isaac Anabah | 149 | 0.31 | — | |
| DPP | Kwae Solomon | 60 | 0.13 | −2.08 | |
| Majority | 953 | 2.00 | −0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 48,408 | 69.74 | −12.76 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,416 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Yaw Asiedu-Mensah | 23,764 | 50.12 | +0.12 | |
| NDC | Vincent Oppong Asamoah | 22,601 | 47.67 | +4.35 | |
| DPP | Kwadwo Agyei-Dwomor | 1,047 | 2.21 | — | |
| Majority | 1,163 | 2.45 | −4.23 | ||
| Turnout | 47,537 | 82.5 | +19.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,289 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Yaw Asiedu-Mensah | 20,331 | 50.00 | +11.03 | |
| NDC | Thomas Kwame Yeboah | 17,618 | 43.32 | −12.87 | |
| NDP | Solomon Anso Manson | 1,088 | 2.68 | — | |
| National Reform Party (Ghana) | Chou-En-Lai Paul Ankomah | 588 | 1.45 | — | |
| CPP | Kofi Adu-Gyamfi | 460 | 1.13 | — | |
| People's National Convention (Ghana) | Christopher Bagme | 369 | 0.91 | −0.31 | |
| United Ghana Movement | Arhin Seth Asante | 211 | 0.52 | — | |
| Majority | 2,713 | 6.68 | −10.54 | ||
| Turnout | 40,730 | 63.16 | −13.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,483 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Thomas Kwame Yeboah | 24,019 | 56.19 | — | |
| NPP | Agnes Afriyie Amankwaa | 16,656 | 38.97 | — | |
| Independent | Kwaku Appiah Menkah | 1,544 | 3.61 | — | |
| People's National Convention (Ghana) | Worry Wulley Williams | 522 | 1.22 | — | |
| Majority | 7,363 | 17.22 | — | ||
| Turnout | 43,366 | 77.07 | — | ||
| Registered electors | 56,268 | — | |||
See also
References
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