Adenta (Ghana parliament constituency)

Adenta
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAdenta Municipal District
RegionGreater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPMohammed Adamu Ramadan

Adenta 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. Adenta is located in the Adentan Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Adentan Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Ashaiman constituency into the new Adenta and Ashaiman constituencies.[1]

Members of Parliament

First elected Member Party
Created in 2004
2004 Kwadwo Opare-Hammond New Patriotic Party
2008 Kojo Adu Asare National Democratic Congress
2012 Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore National Democratic Congress
2016 Yaw Buaben Asamoa New Patriotic Party
2020 Mohammed Adamu Ramadan National Democratic Congress

Elections

2024 Ghanaian general election: Adenta[2][3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Mohammed Adamu Ramadan 56,303 61.26 +5.37
NPP Akosua Asaa Manu 35,143 38.24 −5.16
CPP Razak Al-Hassan 235 0.26 +0.08
Independent Hagar Asiedu 232 0.25
Majority 21,160 23.02
Turnout 92,291
Registered electors
2020 Ghanaian general election: Adenta[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Mohammed Adamu Ramadan 63,436 55.89 +7.26
NPP Yaw Buaben Asamoa 49,255 43.40 −7.22
Ghana Union Movement Emmanuel Kwartey Quartey 599 0.53
CPP Razak Alhassan 204 0.18 −0.06
Majority 6,281 12.49
Turnout
Registered electors
2016 Ghanaian general election: Adenta[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Yaw Buaben Asamoa 33,627 50.62 +4.94
NDC Mohammed Adamu Ramadan 32,307 48.63 −3.88
PPP Mohammed Muftao 239 0.36 −0.23
CPP Razak Alhassan 162 0.24 −0.03
People's National Convention Hummi Sinare 96 0.14 −0.02
Majority 1,320 1.99 −4.84
Turnout 67,330 64.88 −10.07
Registered electors 103,769
2012 Ghanaian general election: Adenta[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore 35,409 52.51 −1.79
NPP Asiam Awurabena Frances 30,805 45.68 +0.98
Independent Mohammed Nnabaale Iddrissu 438 0.65
PPP Dennis Owusu-Appiah Ofosuapea 395 0.59
CPP Mamshie Omar Bawa 183 0.27 −0.73
People's National Convention Hummi Sinare 108 0.16
NDP Eastwood Richard Koranteng 101 0.15
Majority 4,604 6.83
Turnout 67,834 74.95
Registered electors 90,507
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Adenta[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Kojo Adu Asare 20,230 54.3 +7.7
NPP Kwadwo Opare-Hammond 16,646 44.7 −4.4
CPP Mamshie Omar Bawa 387 1.0 −0.9
Majority 3,584 9.6 +7.1
Turnout N/A
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Adenta[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Kwadjo Opare-Hammond 17,964 49.1 N/A
NDC Lt. Col. Joseph Kabu Davies 17,020 46.6 N/A
CPP Patrick Offei-Addo 704 1.9 N/A
DPP Abdul Manaf Yunus 644 1.8 N/A
PRN Dr. David Pessey 225 0.6 N/A
Majority 644 2.5 N/A
Turnout 36,715 79.9 N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). "The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. pp. Page 11. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  2. ^ "Greater Accra Region – Electoral Commission". ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Adenta". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Adenta Constituency Parliament Results - Ghana 2024 Election Results". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Adentan Summary - 2024 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Adentan Summary - 2020 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Adenta". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Adentan Summary - 2016 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  9. ^ David Lublin (2013). "Election Passport". electionpassport.com. American University. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  10. ^ David Lublin (2013). "Election Passport". electionpassport.com. American University. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Parliamentary Results Adenta (Greater Accra Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  12. ^ "ELECTIONS 2004 - Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (pdf). collections.fes.de/fes. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. November 2005. p. 163. Retrieved 17 January 2026.