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Ablekuma North

{{Short description|Constituency in Ghana}}

{{Infobox Ghana constituency

| Name = Ablekuma North

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| Map2 = Ghana-Greater Accra

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| District = Accra Metropolis District

| Region = Greater Accra Region

| MP = N/A

| Party = N/A

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Ablekuma North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Ablekuma North is located in the Accra Metropolis in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.{{Cite web |title=One District One Factory (1D1F) |url=https://www.moti.gov.gh/1d1f/district?district=Ablekuma%20North&rId=10 |access-date=2020-12-27 |website=MOTi}}{{Cite web|title=Shiela Bartels wins Ablekuma North Constituency|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/shiela-bartels-wins-ablekuma-north-constituency.html|access-date=2020-12-27|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana (Ablekuma North Home Page) |url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/District/241 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412173929/http://www.ghanadistricts.com:80/Home/District/241 |archive-date=2018-04-12 |access-date=2020-12-27 |website=GhanaDistricts.}}

Boundaries

The constituency also doubles as the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It shares boundaries with the Ablekuma Central, Ablekuma West, Okaikwei North, Okaikwei Central, Okaikwei South, Anyaa Sowutuom, and Weija Gbawe Constituencies.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1992

| Adam Baako Nortey Yeboah

| National Democratic Congress

1996

| rowspan="3" | Kwamena Bartels

| rowspan="3" | New Patriotic Party

2000
2004
2008

| rowspan="2" | Justice Joe Appiah

| rowspan="2" | New Patriotic Party

2012
2016

| Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie

| New Patriotic Party

2020

| Sheila Penelope Bartels

| New Patriotic Party

Elections

{{Election box begin | title=2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election:
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| candidate = Justice Joe Appiah

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{{Election box candidate

| party = National Democratic Congress

| candidate = Ras Mubarak

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{{Election box candidate

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| candidate = Nana Kwame Minimsaah

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{{Election box candidate

| party = Progressive People's Party

| candidate = Ishmael Paakwesi Longdon

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{{Election box candidate

| party = Convention People's Party

| candidate = Odartey Mills

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{{Election box candidate

| party = People's National Convention

| candidate = Ali Awudu

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{{Election box candidate

| party = National Democratic Party

| candidate = Nana Antwi - Boasiako

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{{Election box begin | title=2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election:
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{{Election box candidate

| party = New Patriotic Party

| candidate = Justice Joe Appiah

| votes = 45,630

| percentage = 57.6

| change = -7.8

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{{Election box candidate

| party = National Democratic Congress

| candidate = Ashford Tawiah Smith

| votes = 30,150

| percentage = 38.1

| change = +5.4

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{{Election box candidate

| party = Convention People's Party

| candidate = Ernest Kweku Ortsin

| votes = 1,512

| percentage = 1.9

| change = +1.0

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{{Election box candidate

| party = Independent

| candidate = Doris Osei Frimpong

| votes = 1,165

| percentage = 1.5

| change = +1.1

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{{Election box candidate

| party = People's National Convention

| candidate = Bala S. Maikankan

| votes = 772

| percentage = 1.0

| change = +0.3

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{{Election box majority

| votes = 15,480

| percentage = 19.5

| change = -13.2

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{{Election box begin | title=2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Ablekuma North
{{small|Source:[http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ghana/03610.pdf Electoral Commission of Ghana]}}}}

{{Election box candidate

| party = New Patriotic Party

| candidate = Kwamena Bartels

| votes = 55,999

| percentage = 65.4

| change = -3.8

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{{Election box candidate

| party = National Democratic Congress

| candidate = Ashford Tawiah Smith

| votes = 27,988

| percentage = 32.7

| change = +4.1

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{{Election box candidate

| party = Convention People's Party

| candidate = Benjamin Agbo

| votes = 769

| percentage = 0.9

| change = -1.3

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{{Election box candidate

| party = People's National Convention

| candidate = Bala S. Maikankan

| votes = 612

| percentage = 0.7

| change = —

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{{Election box candidate

| party = Independent

| candidate = Kow Asare Nyarko

| votes = 304

| percentage = 0.4

| change = —

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{{Election box majority

| votes = 28,011

| percentage = 32.7

| change = -7.9

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{{Election box turnout

| votes = 85,926

| percentage = 84.7

| change = —

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Ablekuma North
{{small|Source:[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana7.txt Adam Carr's Election Archives]}}}}

{{Election box candidate

| party = New Patriotic Party

| candidate = Kwamena Bartels

| votes = 34,508

| percentage = 69.2

| change = —

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{{Election box candidate

| party = National Democratic Congress

| candidate = Albert Okpoti Botchway

| votes = 14,236

| percentage = 28.6

| change = —

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{{Election box candidate

| party = Convention People's Party

| candidate = Doreen Naadjah Sackey

| votes = 1,092

| percentage = 2.2

| change = —

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{{Election box majority

| votes = 20,272

| percentage = 40.6

| change = —

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Ablekuma North
{{small|Source:[http://www.ec.gov.gh/userfiles/1996%20Parliamentary%20Election%20Results.pdf Electoral Commission of Ghana]}}}}

{{Election box candidate

| party = New Patriotic Party

| candidate = Kwamena Bartels

| votes = 35,747

| percentage = 61.1

| change = —

}}

{{Election box candidate

| party = National Democratic Congress

| candidate = Denanyoh Ben Mensah

| votes = 20,214

| percentage = 34.5

| change = —

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{{Election box candidate

| party = National Convention Party

| candidate = Nathaniel Addo

| votes = 2,559

| percentage = 4.4

| change = —

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{{Election box majority

| votes = 15,553

| percentage = 26.6

| change = —

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{{Election box turnout

| votes = 58,520

| percentage = 77.3

| change = —

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125901/http://www.ec.gov.gh/userfiles/1996%20Parliamentary%20Election%20Results.pdf Electoral Commission of Ghana]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080731031405/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana11.txt Adam Carr's Election Archives]
  • [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/election2004/parliament.constituency.php?ID=190 Ghana Home Page]

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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in the Greater Accra Region