Berekum (Ghana parliament constituency)

Berekum
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana

District	Berekum District
Region	Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party	New Patriotic Party
MP	Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng

Berekum 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. Berekum is located in the Berekum district of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Berekum District of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.

Election	Member	Party
1992	J.H. Owusu Acheampong	National Democratic Congress
2000	Nkrabeah Effah Dartey	New Patriotic Party
2008	Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng	New Patriotic Party

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Berekum
*Source:Ghana Home Page*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	New Patriotic Party	Nkrabeah Effah Dartey	28,561	60.0	-4.2
	National Democratic Congress	Stephen Oppong	19,047	40.0	+5.9
Majority			9,514	20.0	-10.1

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000:Berekum
*Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Patriotic Party	Nkrabeah Effah Dartey	23,288	64.2
	National Democratic Congress	J.H. Owusu Acheampong	12,393	34.1
	Convention People's Party	Kofi Kumi Atta-Frimpong	262	0.7
	National Reform Party	Dickson Kofi Nuako	251	0.7
	United Ghana Movement	Andrews Hinneh	64	0.3
Majority			10,895	30.1
Turnout			36,288	59.1

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996:Berekum
*Source:*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Democratic Congress	J.H. Owusu Acheampong

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992:Berekum
*Source:*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Democratic Congress	J.H. Owusu Acheampong

Constituencies in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana

NDC	Atebubu-Amantin Jaman North Kintampo North Kintampo South Pru Sene Tain Techiman South

NPP	Asunafo North Asunafo South Asutifi North Berekum Dormaa East Dormaa West Jaman South Nkoranza North Nkoranza South Sunyani East Sunyani West Tano North Tano South Techiman North Wenchi

awaiting election	Asutifi South

NDC (8) NPP (15)

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