Assin North () 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. James Gyakye Quayson is the member of parliament for the constituency. The Assin North constituency is located in the Assin North district of the Central Region of Ghana.
Boundaries The seat is located entirely within the Assin North Municipality of the Central Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
First electedMemberParty 1992 Francis K. Edzii National Convention Party 1996 Florence Kumi National Democratic Congress 2000 Kennedy Agyapong New Patriotic Party 2012 Samuel Ambre National Democratic Congress 2016Abena Durowaa Mensah New Patriotic Party 2020 James Gyakye Quayson National Democratic Congress
Elections
The Supreme Court of Ghana ruled by 5-2 majority decision on 13 April 2022 that James Gyakye Quayson could not continue to sit in the house as MP for Assin North. He had appealed about a Cape Coast High Court ruling that nullified his election in 2020 and ordered a by-election following a petition. The by-election took place on 27 June 2023.
Ken Ohene Agyapong, the MP for the Assin North constituency from the 2000 parliamentary election to the 2008 parliamentary election became the MP for Assin Central constituency in 2012.
The 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election was boycotted by the opposition parties. This led to a poor turnout of 28%.
See also List of Ghana Parliament constituencies Assin North District
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