List of MPs elected in the 1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election

This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1996 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 1996.

Colonial Era
1951; 1954; 1956
First Republic
1956; 1965
Second Republic
1969
Third Republic
1979
Fourth Republic
1st Parliament (1992)
2nd Parliament (1996)
3rd Parliament (2000)
4th Parliament (2004)
5th Parliament (2008)
6th Parliament (2012)
7th Parliament (2016)
8th Parliament (2020)

The list is arranged by region and constituencies. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the bottom of the page.

Composition

Affiliation Members
National Democratic Congress (NDC) 131
New Patriotic Party (NPP) 63
People's Convention Party (PCP) 5
People's National Convention (PNC) 1
Speaker and Deputies (3)
 Total 200
 Government Majority 62

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 1996, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat.

Table of contents:

Ashanti RegionBrong Ahafo RegionCentral RegionEastern RegionGreater Accra Region
Northern RegionUpper East RegionUpper West RegionVolta RegionWestern Region
Postponed pollBy-electionsNotes and ReferencesSee alsoExternal links and sources

Ashanti Region - 33 seats

Constituency Elected MP Elected Party Majority Previous MP Previous Party
Adansi AsokwaJohn Kofi GyasiNDC2,188John Kofi GyasiNDC
Afigya-Sekyere EastKwesi Akomeah KyerematengNPP7,266Pius M G GriffithsNDC
Afigya-Sekyere WestAlbert Kan-DapaahNPP5,536Mrs. Beatrice AboagyeNDC
Ahafo Ano NorthBaffour AnnorNDC2,908George Kwasi Adjei AnnimEGLE
Ahafo Ano SouthStephen Kwaku Balado ManuNPP566Gabriel BarimahNDC
Amansie WestAnthony Boakye-YiadomNPP13,085Kofi Amankwaa PeasahNDC
Asante Akim NorthKwadwo Baah-WireduNPP16,738Collins Agyarko NtiNDC
Asante Akim SouthAlex Kwaku KorankyeNPP1,374NDC
Asokwa EastAhmed MusahNDC1,940Othman Baba YahyaNCP
Asokwa WestEdward Osei-KwakuNPP24,400Anthony K. Sarpong KumankumaNCP
Atwima/KwanwomaDr. Matthew Kwaku AntwiNPP13,225Sampson Adu GyamfiNDC
Atwima MponuaAkwasi Dante AfriyieNPP3,114NDC
Atwima NwabiagyaJames Edusei SarkodieNPP20,490Yaw BampohNDC
BantamaRichard Winfred AnaneNPP64,449Ofori Owusu JibreelNDC
BekwaiAlexander Agyei-AcheampongNPP21,012Oduro OfrikyiNDC
Bosome-FrehoGabriel Yaw AmoahNPP2,541NDC
BosomtwePoku Adu-GyamfiNPP4,267Yaw Addai BoaduEGLE
Effiduase-AsokoreGrace ColemanNPP7,231Samuel Asirifi AdjeiNDC
Ejisu-JuabengAkwasi Osei-AdjeiNPP24,418Mohammed Boakye-AgyemangNDC
Ejura SekyedumasiPeter Boakye-AnsahNPP8,354Peter Boakye AnsahNDC
FomenaAkwasi AfrifaNPP8,262Nana Odame KusiNDC
KumawuReo Addai BasoahNPP5,698Jargisu IbrahimNDC
KwabreNana Asante FrempongNPP22,227Abena TakyiwaNDC
MampongSolomon Kwabena SarfohNPP12,981Dr. George AkosaNDC
ManhyiaKwame Addo-KufuorNPP45,665William Kwaku AsanteNDC
New EdubeaseTheresa Joyce BaffoeNDC11,908Theresa Joyce BoaffoeNDC
Nsuta-KwamangKwame Osei-PrempehNPP2,119Samuel BrenyahNDC
ObuasiAnthony Bright Boadi-MensahNPP18,737Peter Keneth OwusuNDC
OdotobriSamuel Nkrumah GyimahNPP10,063Maxwell Mensah EbenezerNCP
Offinso NorthKofi Konadu AprakuNPP199Osei HyiamanNCP
Offinso SouthFrancis Kwasi BuorNPP7819[1]Kenneth Amponsah-YiadomNDC
Old Tafo SuameOsei Kyei Mensah BonsuNPP36,627Nana Kwasi Afful KingsleyEGLE
SubinSampson Kwaku Boafo
(Minority Chief Whip)
NPP27,132Sarkodie Joseph A. TuffourNDC

Brong Ahafo Region - 21 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajorityPrevious MPPrevious Party
Asunafo NorthDavid Kwasi AmankwahNDC3,278David Kwasi AmankwaahNDC
Asunafo SouthFrancis Adu-PokuNDC6,713
Asutifi NorthEmmanuel Baah DanquahNDC1,123Emmanuel Baah DanquahNDC
Asutifi SouthCollins DaudaNDC3,646Collins DaudaNDC
Atebubu NorthDavid Yaw MensahNDC15,413
Atebubu SouthAmadu AliNDC9,502Amadu AliNDC
BerekumJ. H. Owusu AcheampongNDC6,334J. H. Owusu Acheampong
(Majority Leader)
NDC
Dormaa EastNicholas K. Adjei-KyeremehNDC1,640Yaw Oppong KyekyekuNCP
Dormaa WestThomas Kwame YeboahNDC7,363
JamanNicholas Appiah-KubiNDC14,703
KintampoGladys Abena NsoahNDC16,202Kwasi Gyasi ManuNDC
NkoranzaTheresa Nyarko-FofieNDC20,120Thomas Owusu AnsahNDC
SeneNana Yaw OttoNDC14,599Mahama P. AzumNDC
Sunyani EastJoseph Henry Mensah
(Minority Leader)
NPP6,698Yaw Manu-YeboahNDC
Sunyani WestKwadwo Adjei DarkoNPP533Joseph GyamfiNDC
Tano NorthJoe DonkorNPP376Dominic Yaw AmoakoNDC
Tano SouthGrace BoachieNDC3,822Nana Koduah KwartengNDC
Techiman NorthIsaac Kwadwo Adjei MensahNDC6,408
Techiman SouthKwadwo Mama AdamsNDC8,630George Kwabena OwusuNDC
Wenchi EastAlhaji Moctar Musah BambahNPP1,411Hayford Osei KwadwoNDC
Wenchi WestJohnson Asiedu NketiahNDC5,692Johnson Asiedu NketiahNDC

Central Region - 17 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajorityPrevious MPPrevious Party
Abura/Asebu/KwamankeseJ.E. AffulNDC7,174Vincent K TurksonNCP
Agona EastKojo Acquah YankahNDC4,731Kojo Acquah YankahNDC
Agona WestSamuel OppongNDC4,642John Oscar BimpongNDC
Ajumako/Enyan/EssiamIsaac Eduasar EdumadzeNPP821Dr. Joseph Kweku EnosNDC
Asikuma-Odoben-BrakwaEbenezer Kobina FosuNDC5,882Jacob Emmanuel OppongNCP
Assin NorthFlorence KumiNDC10,838Francis K EdziiNCP
Assin SouthKwaku Al-Hassan DadzieNDC2,457Kobina OkyereNDC
Awutu - SenyaBabalami Abu-SadatNDC8,625Danny William OsarduNCP
Cape CoastChristine ChurcherNPP4,564Harry HayfordNDC
EffutuMike Allen HammahNDC2,254R. E.A. Ayirebi-AcquahNDC
Gomoa EastThomas Kweku AubynNDC7,843Franis Kow Bortsie-AnsahNDC
Gomoa WestAma Benyiwa-DoeNDC6,638Mrs. Ama Benyiwa-DoeNDC
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/AbbremAto QuarshieNDC12,588Dr. Ato QuarshieNDC
Mfantsiman EastComfort Owusu
(Deputy Majority Whip)
NDC6,360David Kwaku AnsahNDC
Mfantsiman WestJacob Scherrer ArthurNDC16,440K Abaka-QuansahNDC
Twifo/Hemang/Lower/DenkyiraJohn Kweku KumahNDC8,419John Kweku KumahNDC
Upper DenkyiraClement Charles Omar NyanorNPP4,240Kwaku Addai-GyambrahNDC

Eastern Region - 26 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajorityPrevious MPPrevious Party
AbetifiEugene Atta AgyepongNPP11,790Opoku PrekoNCP
AbuakwaNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoNPP8,353Owraku AmofaEGLE
Afram Plains NorthKrosby MensahNDC14,456Akuamoah BoatengNCP
Afram Plains SouthKwakye AddoNDC4,655Akuamoah AsomaniNCP
Akim OdaYaw Osafo-MaafoNPP9,701Nana Boaten-AboraNDC
Akim SwedruFelix Owusu AdjapongNPP3,476Paul Kofi PeprahNDC
AkropongAgyare Koi LarbiNPP297Richie Agyemfra-KumiNDC
Akwapim SouthVida Amaadi YeboahNDC3,557David Adu-TutuNCP
AkwatiaMohammed Erzuah SiamNDC9,325Gilbert Kwasi AgyeiNDC
AsuogyamanKwamena Dwamena-AboagyeNDC16,288Jonathan Robert OwireduNDC
AtiwaYaw Baning-DarkoNPP9,255William Obeng BoatengNCP
AyensuanoEvans Kodjo AhorseyNDC5,713Elizabeth Kusi AidooNCP
Birim NorthKweku Boateng-LovingerNDC8,598Dr Owusu Agyekum
(Minority Leader)
NCP
FanteakwaSamuel Ofosu AmpofoNDC7,043Darko AsomaningNDC
KadeFrancis Kwame NyarkoNPP2,429John Darlington BrobbeyNDC
KoforiduaYaw BarimaNPP7,377Kwame Larbi NyantehNCP
Lower Manya KroboMichael Teye NyanuaNDC19,045Major(Rtd) Emmanuel T TettehNDC
Lower West AkimAkuamoa Ofosu-BoatengNDC1,573Akuamoah Ofosu-BoatengNDC
MpraesoFrancis Osafo MensahNPP3,332Philip Kwabena BoamahEGLE
New Juabeng NorthHackman Owusu-AgyemanNPP4,135Samuel Nuamah DonkorNCP
NkawkawKwabena Adusa OkerchiriNPP6,819Dr Martin Maxwell Owusu-AnsahNCP
OkereFuzzy Dapaah TorbayNDC3,243Seth Atiemo AkuffoNCP
SuhumSolomon Kodjoe AkweteyNDC5,274Emmanuel Obeng-DarkoNDC
Upper Manya KroboSolomon Tettey TerkperNDC10,563Charles Tei SawerNDC
Upper West AkimSamuel Sallas MensaNDC6,050Samuel Sallas MensaNDC
Yilo KroboDaniel TekperteyNDC16,206Priscilla Esther KorboeEGLE

Greater Accra Region - 22 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajorityPrevious MPPrevious Party
Ablekuma CentralClement Samuel CrabbeaNPP1,206Dr. Victor AgadziNDC
Ablekuma NorthKwamena BartelsNPP15,533Adam Baako Nortey YeboahNDC
Ablekuma SouthTheresa Amerley TagoeNPP5,076Vincent Birch FreemanNCP
AdaAmos Lawerh BuerteyNDC19,851Amos Lawerh BuerteyNDC
AshaimanFranklin Winfred K. AhetoNDC17,131Franklin Winfred K AhetoNDC
Ayawaso CentralSheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye
(Deputy Minority Chief Whip)
NPP675Said SinareNCP
Ayawaso West-WuogonRebecca Akweley AdoteyNDC294Dr. Francis Napoleon K KumahNDC
Dade-KotoponSylvester A. MensahNDC6,475Lemuel Nii-Amon KoteiNCP
Ayawaso EastFarouk BraimahNDC23,764Yahaya SeiduNDC
Ga NorthSampson Ottu DarkohNPP1,686Marian Lartele LarteyEGLE
Ga SouthMargaret Clarke KwesieNDC30,578Frederick Aryee LaryeaNCP
Klottey-KorleDavid LampteyNDC3,280Nathan Tetteh MensahEGLE
Kpone-KatamansoAfieye AshongNDC5,292Emmanuel Kweku SagoeNCP
KroworJoshua AlabiNDC1,931Jacob Aplerh TawiahNDC
LedzokukuNii Adjei-Boye Sekan
(Deputy Majority Whip)
NDC9,314Seth Adjei SowNCP
Ningo-PrampramEnoch Teye MensahNDC14,108Stanley Basil Bade CarbooNDC
OdododiodooNii Okaidja AdamafioNDC2,045Emm Nii Korley Adu TettehNCP
Okaikwei NorthJoseph Darko MensahNPP1,574Sheriff E Nii Oto DodooNDC
Okaikwei SouthNana AkomeaNPP12,356Samuel Wise QuarcooEGLE
Shai-OsudokuMichael Afedi GizoNDC12,495Michael Afedi GizoNDC
Tema EastIshmael AshieteyNDC3,506Erasmus Aruna QuaoNCP
Tema WestAbraham Ossei-AidoohNPP7,010Gladys BoatengNDC

Northern Region - 23 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajorityPrevious MPPrevious Party
BimbillaGeorge Mpambi DagmanyiPNC4,329Mohamed Ibn Chambas
(First Deputy Speaker) 1993-1994
NDC
BoleJohn Dramani MahamaNDC9,684Mahama JeduahNDC
Bunkpurugu-YunyooJoseph Yaani LabikNDC22,470Joseph Yaani LabikNDC
ChereponiInnocent Mahamadu YahayaNDC6,077Innocent Mahama Du YahayaNDC
Chogu-TishiguIbrahim AdamNDC1,561Ahaji Mohammed HaroonNDC
Damango-DaboyaAdam MahamaNDC859Edward Aliedong AlhassanNDC
Gukpegu-SabongidaMustapha Ali IddrisNPP7,857Alhaji Basit Abdulai FuseiniNDC
Gushiegu-KaragaIddrisu HuuduNDC930Issahaku MahamaNDC
KpandaiLipkalimor Kwajo TawiahNDC8,969Likpalior Kwajo TawiahNDC
KumbunguMuhammed MumuniNDC5,997Alhassan MusahNDC
MionAlabira IbrahimPCP3,321Alhassan Ahmed AdamsNDC
NaleriguIsaac Kolibilla BatesimahNDC18,591Isaac Kolibilla BatesimahNDC
NantonAlhaji Alhassan YakubuNDC3,493Alhaji Alhassan YakubuNDC
SabobaMoses Mabengba BukariNDC9,555Moses Mabengba BukariNDC
SalagaHamidu Baba BraimahNDC2,519Hamid Baba BraimahNDC
SaveluguMary Salifu BoforoNDC9,386Ahame Shani YakubuNCP
Sawla-KalbaJoseph Trumah BayelNDC13,663Denwuoh Kinglsey Nanmin BownNCP
TolonAlhaji Abdullah SalifuNDC4,083Alhaji Abdullah SalifuNDC
West Mamprusi (Walewale)Susana AdamNDC14,260Ben Baluri SaibuNDC
WulensiIddi SaaniNPP190Amidu SeiduNDC
Yapei-KusawguAlhaji Amadu SeiduNDC8,280Wilson Salif YaquobEGLE
YendiMalik Al-Hassan YakubuNPP6,636Yusuf IddrisuNDC
Zabzugu-TataleJohn Jagri KokpahNDC10,280Jagri John KokpahNDC

Upper East Region - 12 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajorityPrevious MPPrevious Party
Bawku CentralFati SeiduNDC8,552Hawa YakubuIndependent
Bawku WestCletus Apul AvokaNDC4,943Cletus Apul AvokaNDC
BinduriFortunate AtubigaNDC4,898Fortunate AtubigaNDC
BolgatangaSimon Anyoa AbingyaNDC11,239Akake PatrickNDC
BongoSimon Alangde AsaboNDC18,286Gaaga Akayeri AzitarigaNDC
Builsa NorthTheodore Basil AnukaNDC9,354Sylvester AzantilowNDC
Builsa SouthNorbert Garko AwullayNDC3,790Norbert Garko AwullayNDC
Chiana - PagaPele AbugaNDC13,737Dr Stephen AyidayaNDC
Garu-TempaneDominic Azimbe AzumahNDC13,553Dominic Azimbe AzumahNDC
NabdamMoses Aduku AsagaNDC6,382Danzi Paul KpalNDC
Navrongo CentralClement Tumfuga BugaseNDC1,212John Setuni AchuliworIndependent
TalensiJohn Akologu TiaNDC11,219John Akologu TiaNDC

Upper West Region - 8 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajorityPrevious MPPrevious Party
JirapaFrancis Gyafiiry KorbiehNDC15,973Issah AlhassanNCP
LambussieLuke KoobbNDC8,189Alice Teni BoonNDC
Lawra-NandomAnthony Koyiri BondongNDC13,955Ken Meyir KunfahNDC
Nadowli NorthAlban Sumana BagbinNDC10,392Alban Sumana BagbinNDC
Nadowli SouthEmmanuel Samba ZumakpehNDC6,167Emmanuel Samba ZumakpelNDC
SissalaAmidu SulemanaNDC4,099Alhaji Amidu SulemanaNDC
Wa CentralMummuni Abudu Seidu
(Deputy Majority Leader)
NDC14,061Mumuni Abudu SeiduNDC
Wa EastIssahaku SaliaNDC15,633Issaku SaliahNDC

Volta Region - 19 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajorityPrevious MPPrevious Party
AkanJohn Kwadwo GyapongNDC11,066Seth Kwabena Akompi (Dr)NCP
AnloCled Mawuko Kwasi SowuNDC35,849Cled Mawuko Kwasi SowuNDC
AvenorEdward Korbly Doe Adjaho
(Majority Chief Whip)
NDC26,603Edward Korbly Doe AdjahoNDC
BiakoyeKwabena Adjei
(Majority Leader)
NDC18,837Dr Kwabena AdjeiNDC
BuemEmil Kwadzo BrantuoNDC7,901Emil Kwadzo BrantuoNDC
Ho CentralKofi AttorNDC47,085Vicent Kofi Darkey-MensahNCP
Ho EastSteve Senu AkorliNDC22,612Steve Senu AkorliNDC
Ho WestFrancis Aggrey AgbotseNDC33,297Lt. Col E.K.D. Anku-Tsede (rtd.)NDC
Hohoe NorthNathaniel Kwadzo AduadjoeNDC34,744Patience PomaryNDC
Hohoe SouthKosi KedemNDC23,519Kosi KedemNDC
KetaDan Kwasi AbodakpiNDC31,186Comdr Kwaku Tsidi Doulo(Rtd)NCP
Ketu NorthModestus Yao Z. AhiableNDC32,226Prince R V K AhiadzroNCP
Ketu SouthCharles Kofi AgbenazaNDC49,667Wisdom Tsidore Seyena-SusuNDC
KrachiSampson Kwadwo AprakuNDC23,133Sampson Kwadwo AprakuNCP
NkwantaGershon Kofi GbediameNDC22,374Okpora Peter KwadwoNCP
North DayiStephen George ObimpehNDC36,811Stephen George ObimpehNDC
North TonguAustin Akufo GameyNDC24,251Austin Akufo GameyNDC
South DayiAlexander Ransford AbabioNDC10,554Alexander Ransford AbabioNDC
South TonguKenneth Dzirasah
(First Deputy Speaker)
NDC18,019Kenneth Dzirasah
(First Deputy Speaker)
NDC

Western Region - 19 seats

ConstituencyElected MPElected PartyMajorityPrevious MPPrevious Party
Ahanta WestSamuel KwofieNPP2,275Francis FynnNDC
Amenfi CentralJohn Frank AbuNDC10,508Dr. John Frank AbuNDC
Amenfi EastGeorge BuadiNDC4,252George BuadiNDC
Amenfi WestAbraham Kofi AsanteNDC7,774Joseph King AmankpahNDC
Aowin-SuamanJohn Kwekuchur AckahNDC19,512Arthur Sibieko BulluNDC
BiaChristian Kwabena AsanteNDC26,039Christian Kwabena AsanteNDC
BibianiSeidu Paakuna AdamuNDC11,162Kwame DarkoNDC
Effia-KwesimintsimJoseph E.K. AbekahPCP17,805James Mike AbbanNCP
EllembeleFreddie W.A. Blay
(Second Deputy Speaker)
PCP11John AitpillahNDC
Evalue GwiraKojo ArmahPCP2,097Charles Henry TurpinNDC
JomoroJoseph Emmanuel AckahNDC9,480Joseph Emmanuel AckahNDC
JuabesoAnthony K Gyapong-MensahNDC15,658Kingsley Asoah-ApimaNDC
Mpohor-Wassa EastSamuel Kwame AmponsahNDC5,104Mary Stella AnkomahNCP
Prestea-Huni-ValleyKwaku Acheampong BonfulNDC935Kwaku Acheampong BonfulNDC
Sefwi-WiawsoIsaac Kobina Nyame-OforiNDC31,113John Kweku DansoNDC
SekondiPapa Owusu-AnkomahNPP13,812Albert Bosomtwi-SamNDC
ShamaRichard Dornu NarteyNDC6,822Richard Dornu NarteyNDC
TakoradiGladys Asmah
(Deputy Minority Leader)
NPP15,237Tabitha Sybil QuayeNDC
Tarkw NsuaemJoseph GhansahPCP9,706Mathew Kojo KumNDC

Postponed poll

  • Elections for one constituency was deferred till June 1997.[2]

By-elections

Notes and references

  1. "NPP retains Offinso South seat". Politics of Wednesday, 25 October 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
  2. "07 December 1996 Parliamentary Election". Elections in Ghana. Albert C. Nunley. 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
  3. "RESULTS OF BY- ELECTIONS FROM 1993 TO 2007" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana. p. 1. Archived from the original (pdf) on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  4. "All is set for the Lambussie bye-election". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 26 May 1999. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. "MP for Lambussie sworn in". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 9 June 1999. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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