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Elections 2008: Brong Ahafo
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History
Brong-Ahafo was created on 14 April 1959 from the then Western Ashanti and named after the dominant and native inhabitants, Akans, Brong and Ahafo.[3] In 2019, as a result of the 2018 Ghanaian new regions referendum, the region was divided into three, namely Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions, and ceased to exist.[4] Area: 39,557 km2 (15,273 sq mi)
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Demographics
The Brong-Ahafo region was a region in southern Ghana. Brong-Ahafo was bordered to the north by the Black Volta river and to the east by the Lake Volta, and to the south by the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions. The capital of Brong-Ahafo is Sunyani.
After 3 out of 3 Constituencies Declared
54.37%JOHN E. ATTA-MILLS57,026 |
43.16%NANA A. AKUFO-ADDO45,271 |
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | % SHARE |
|---|---|---|
JOHN E. ATTA-MILLS NDC
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57,026 | 54.37% |
NANA A. AKUFO-ADDO NPP
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45,271 | 43.16% |
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EDWARD N. MAHAMA PNC
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705 | 0.67% |
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PAA KWESI NDUOM CPP
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566 | 0.54% |
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KWESI AMOFA-YEBOAH IND
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533 | 0.51% |
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EMMANUEL A. ANTWI DFP
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373 | 0.36% |
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THOMAS N. WARD-BREW DPP
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334 | 0.32% |
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KWABENA ADJEI RPD
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83 | 0.08% |
President: Marginal Wins
Skirt & Blouse Constituencies
| Name | Presidential | Parliamentary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sene | JOHN E. ATTA-MILLS | NDC | MOHAMMED BELINYI ABDULAI | NPP |
| Total | 1 | |||
Parliamentary: Summary
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Convention People's Party - CPP | 0 |
| Democratic Freedom Party - DFP | 0 |
| Democratic People’s Party - DPP | 0 |
| Ghana National Party - GNP | 0 |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party - GCPP | 0 |
| Independent Candidate - IND | 0 |
| National Democratic Congress - NDC | 1 |
| New Patriotic Party - NPP | 2 |
| New Vision Party - NVP | 0 |
| People’s National Convention - PNC | 0 |
| Reformed Patriotic Democrats - RPD | 0 |