Akim Swedru 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.
Boundaries The Akim Swedru constituency is located within the Birim South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. At the time of the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, this area was represented by the Swedru-Achease constituency. During the 2nd and 3rd Republics, it was part of the Oda constituency. During the 4th Republic, Akim Swedru had its own constituency.
Members of Parliament
First electedMemberParty1st Republic - Swedru-Achease 1965 Mary Winfred Koranteng Convention People's Party 4th Republic - Akim Swedru 1992 Paul Kofi Peprah National Democratic Congress 1996 Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong New Patriotic Party 2008 Joseph Ampomah Bosompem New Patriotic Party 2012 Kennedy Osei Nyarko New Patriotic Party
Elections
See also List of Ghana Parliament constituencies Birim South District Akim Swedru
References
Adam Carr's Election Archives Ghana Home Page