Ablekuma West is one of the 276

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represented in the

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. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the

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system of election. Ablekuma West is located in the Accra Metropolis in the

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. The member elected at the 2012 general election is Ebenezer Kwaku Addo of the

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(NPP).

History and boundaries

Ablekuma West was one of 45 newly created constituencies for the 2012 general election. It covers the districts of Dansoman, Sahara, Gbegbeyise, Agege, Glefe, Opetekwe and Shiabu. Before the 2016 general election, incumbent MP

Ursula Owusu Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (born 20 October 1964) is a Ghanaian lawyer, women's rights activist, and a politician who has been actively involved in politics and public service. She is the former member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency in t ...

was challenged in an NPP

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by constituency chairman Theophilus Tettey Enyo and businessman Roni Nicole. The primary proved controversial, with disputes over voting registers used resulting in legal challenges by party members and Enyo's withdrawal. Owusu beat Nicole by 554 votes to 317, with up to 400 members reported to have boycotted the contest in protest.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Ursula Owusu had been the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West since the constituency was created in 2012. Following the 2020 election, she declared that she would not lose the seat until death. At the following election in 2024, she lost the seat to the runner up from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in the 2020 election.

References

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