Politics of Thursday, 9 December 2004

Source: GNA

Certified Results VIII

Sunyani (B/A) Dec. 9 GNA - Four Ministers of State from Brong-Ahafo retained their parliamentary seats, one gained entry while two others failed in their bid to enter the august Hhouse. Mr. J. H. Mensah, Senior Minister, Mr. Kwadwo Adjei-Darko, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development easily won the Sunyani East and Sunyani West slots, respectively. Ms. Anna Nyamekye, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, also retained the Jaman South seat while Captain Nkrabea Effah-Dartey, Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development retained his Berekum seat. Mr. Ernest Akubour Debrah, Northern Regional Minister grabbed the Tano North seat. The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nkoranza, Mr. Kwame Amporfo-Twumasi, popularly known as "Abodwese" easily grabbed the Nkoranza South slot whilst Mr. Joe Danquah, DCE for Wenchi, also won in the Wenchi Constituency.

Detailed Parliamentary results are as follows:

Nkoranza South Constituency Mr. Kwame Amporfo-Twumasi (NPP) 17,655 Mr. James Opoku Worae (NDC) 15,521 Mr. Boah Victor (DPP) 337 Six hundred and sixty-one were rejected and the total valid votes were 33,513..

Jaman North Constituency Mr. Asum-Ahensah Alexander (NDC) 12,027 Dr. Oti Adinkrah (NPP) 10,424 Mr. Twene Aduasare Kwasi (CPP) 437 Two hundred and nine votes were rejected and the total valid votes were of 22,888.

Jaman South Constituency Ms. Anna Nyamekye (NPP) 17,802 Mr. Ahmed Shams Dinu (NDC) 12,085 Mr. Osei Koranteng (PNC) 782 Mr. Oteng Agyemang (CPP) 337 Mr. Oppong Kwabena Martin (DPP) 173

Dormaa East Constituency Mr. Yaw Ntow-Ababio (NPP) 11,533 Mr. Nicholas Kwabena Agyei Kyeremeh (NDC) 7,539 Mr. Asante Oppong Alexander (CPP) 571 Ms. Lovea Amponsah (DPP) 197

Dormaa West Constituency Mr. Yaw Asiedu Mensah (NPP) 23,764 Mr. Oppong Asamoah Vincent (NDC) 22,601 Mr. Kwadwo Agyei Dwomor (DPP) 1,047

Tano North Constituency Mr. Ernest Akobour Debrah (NPP) 15,868 Mr. Charles Appiagyei (NDC) 10,253 Ms. Florence Nyamekye (DPP) 485 Mr. Daniel Kwadwo Kyeremeh (CPP) 167

Kintampo South Constituency

Mr. Yaw Effa Baafi (NDC) 14,040 Mr. Kwasi Adu Gyan (NPP) 9,475 Mr. Stephen K. Duffour (CPP) 364 Mr. Appiah Emmanuel Kwame (DPP) 990 Total valid votes cast were 24,869 whilst 800 were rejected.

Kintampo North Constituency

Mr. Stephen Kunsu (NDC) 18,922 Mr. Isaac Kwabena Sarkodie Boahin (NPP) 10,133 Mr. Kwaku Anane-Gyinde (INDP.) 1,025 Alhaji Osman Ahmed (CPP) 343 Mr. Anthony Mainooh (DPP) 254 A total of 884 votes were rejected and the total valid votes were 30,677.

Tain Constituency

Mr. Joe Danquah (NPP) 16,328 Ahmed Ibrahim (NDC) 15,410 Ms. Joana Mayfair Abebrese (CPP) 373 Ms. Jemima Yahaya (Egle) 240 There were no rejected votes as all the 32,351 votes cast were declared valid.

Sunyani West Constituency

Mr. Kwadwo Adjei-Darko (NPP). 20,350 Ahmed Boadan (NDC) 12,836 Mr. Obiri Francis (INDP.) 4,494 Mr. Samuel Gyabaah (CPP) 302 Mr. Kingsford Fordjour (DPP) 206 Total valid votes were 38,188 whilst 678 were rejected.

Sunyani East Constituency Mr. J.H. Mensah (NPP) 32,035 Justice Samuel Adjei (NDC) 17,860 Mr. Raphael Cubagee (INDP) 1,478 Rev. Adjei Ntow (INDP) 998 Mr. Charles Theophilus Kwame (CPP) 674 Mr. Philip Awuah (Egle) 581 Mr. A.A. Boasiako (DPP) 346 A total of 53,972 valid votes was recorded whilst 557 were rejected and total votes in ballot box were 54,529.

Berekum Constituency

Captain Nkrabeah Effah Dartey (NPP) 28,561 Stephen Oppong (NDC) 19,074 Total valid votes 47,635 Total rejected votes 474 Total votes in ballot box 48,109

Tano South Constituency

Andrews Adjei Yeboah (NPP) 14,997 Kwadwo Owusu Agyeman (NDC) 12,540 Boateng Frederick (PNC) 301

Sene Constituency

Isaac Sunkwa Hyeaman (NPP) 8,640 Felix Twumasi Appiah (NDC) 20,775 Yashan Hallaru Alhaji Yusif (CPP) 479 Total valid votes 29,894 Total rejected votes 1,050 Total votes in ballot box 30,914

Atebubu/Amantin Constituency

Owusu-Mainu Emmanuel (NDC) 13,994 Mumuni Ibrahim Mohammed (NPP) 10,818 Amankwah Kokro (INDP) 1,360 Total valid votes 26,172 Total rejected votes 1,909 Total votes in ballot box 28,081

Nkoranza North Constituency Eric Amoateng (NPP) 9,144 Amoako Hayford Francis (NDC) 5,402 Ofosu Adjei Kwame Prince (INDP) 4,354 Total valid votes 18,900 Total rejected votes 590 Total votes in ballot box 19,490

Wenchi Constituency

Prof. George Djan Yaw Baffour (NPP) 18,183 Mr. Abdul Latif Umar Abdulai (CPP) 1,286 Alhaji Alhassan Bene (Egle) 7.669 Mr. Osei Kwadwo Hayford (INDP.) 6,668

Sunyani East Constituency: Mr. Kufour (NPP) 35,142 Prof. Atta Mills (NDC) 18,210 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 931 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 315 As many as 2002 votes were rejected

Sunyani West Constituency: Mr. Kufour (NPP) 23,519 Prof. Atta Mills (NDC) 13,968 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 351 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 245 Eight hundred and forty-eight (rpt 848) votes were rejected. Nkoranza North Constituency: President Kufour (NPP) 9,608 Prof. Atta Mills (NDC) 8,111 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 422 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 337 A total of 749 votes were rejected. Nkoranza South Constituency: Prof Atta Mills (CPP) 16,813 President Kufour (NPP) 15,818 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 360 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 195

Sene Constituency: Prof. Atta Mills (NDC) 21,168 President Kufour (NPP) 7,620 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 344 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 319 One thousand three hundred and sixty-three out of the total valid votes of 29,451 were rejected.

Tano South Constituency: President Kufour (NPP) 16,001 Prof. Atta Mills (NDC) 11,225 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 209 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 140 Eight hundred and thirty nine (rpt 839) votes were rejected.

Wenchi Constituency: President Kufour (NPP) 17,915 Prof. Atta Mills (NDC) 13,661 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 605 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 481 One thousand four hundred and fifty-nine (1,459) out of the 32,662 valid votes were rejected.

Kintampo North Constituency: Prof. Atta Mills (NDC) 18,017 President Kufour (NPP) 11,163 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 786 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 267 One thousand two hundred and three (1,203) votes were rejected.

Tano North Constituency: President Kufour (NPP) 16,671 Prof. Atta Mills (NDC) 9,732 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 226 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 213 Five hundred and thirty-seven (rpt 537) of the total votes were rejected.

Kintampo South Constituency: Prof. Atta Mills (NDC) 13,751 President Kufour (NPP) 10,210 Dr. Mahama (PNC) 429 Mr. Aguddey (CPP) 202 Nine hundred and eighty-two of the total valid votes were rejected.