Bosomtwe (Ghana parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana}}
{{Infobox Ghana constituency
| Name = Bosomtwe
| Map1 =
| Map2 = Ghana-Ashanti
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| District = Bosomtwe
| Region = Ashanti Region
| MP = Yaw Osei Adutwum
| Party = New Patriotic Party
}}
Bosomtwe 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. It is located in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=2016 Election - Bosomtwe Constituency Results|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2016/parliament/ashanti/bosomtwe/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}}
Boundaries
Bosomtwe is located in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992
| Yaw Addai Boadu | EGLE | ||
| 1996
| rowspan="2" | Poku Adu-Gyamfi | rowspan="2" | New Patriotic Party | ||
| 2000 | ||
| 2004
| rowspan="3" | Simon Osei Mensah | rowspan="3" | New Patriotic Party | ||
| 2008 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 2016
| rowspan="3" |Yaw Osei Adutwum{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=Bosomtwe Constituency Results - Election 2016|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2016/ashanti/bosomtwe/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}} |New Patriotic Party | ||
| 2020
|New Patriotic Party | ||
| 2024
|New Patriotic Party{{Cite web |title=2024 Ghana Elections – Parliamentary Results {{!}} 3News |url=https://3news.com/elections/parliamentary/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |language=en-US}} |
Elections
{{Election box begin | title=2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bosomtwe
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{{Election box candidate
| party = New Patriotic Party
| candidate = Simon Osei-Mensah
| votes = 25,988
| percentage = 69.9
| change = —
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party = National Democratic Congress
| candidate = Joseph Oteng Adjei
| votes = 10,293
| percentage = 27.7
| change = —
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party = People's National Convention
| candidate = Suleiman Mohammed
| votes = 543
| percentage = 1.5
| change = —
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party = Convention People's Party
| candidate = Gilbert Adler Alhassan
| votes = 370
| percentage = 1.0
| change = —
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=15,695|percentage=42.2|change=—}}
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See also
References
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{{Ghanaian constituencies}}
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