Jaman South (Ghana parliament constituency)
Jaman South | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
Region | Bono Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Party | New Patriotic Party |
MP | Yaw Afful[1] |
Jaman South is a municipal area with 130 settlements, and a total population of 114,257.[2] However, the voting population is a fraction of this. The current MP for this district is Yaw Afful of the New Patriotic Party.
History[]
Afful Yaw Maama was the member of parliament for the constituency in 2008. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) won a majority of 6,506 votes[3] to become the MP. He succeeded Anna Nyamekye who had represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament also on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Members of Parliament[]
First elected | Member | Party | Term |
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2004 | Anna Nyamekye | New Patriotic Party | 2004 – 2008 |
2008 | Yaw Afful | New Patriotic Party | 2008 – date |
See also[]
- List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
References[]
- ^ "MP of Jaman South". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Jaman South population". city population. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008
Categories:
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Bono Region
- Ghana geography stubs