BELOW ARE THE LIST OF NPP ORPHAN CONSTITUENCIES COMPILED BY DOME KWABENYA CONSTITUENCY
This piece addresses orphan constituencies and focuses mainly on the, old 10 regions of Ghana and, New Patriotic Party (NPP). Kindly see below region by region orphan constituencies and the number of seats for NPP and others.
1. *GREATER ACCRA REGION (GAR)*
GAR has 34 parliamentary (constituencies) seats.
NPP: 21 seats
Orphan Constituencies: 13 seats
1. Odododiodoo
2. Amasaman
3. Ashiaman
4. Ayawaso North
5. Korle Klottey
6. Ayawaso East
7. Shai Osudoku
8. Sege
9. Ablekuma South
10. Kpone Katamanso
11. Ningo Prampram
12. Ada
13. Obom Domeabra
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2. *EASTERN REGION (ER)*
ER has 33 parliamentary (constituencies) seats.
NPP: 27 seats
Orphan Constituencies: 6 seats
1. Yilo Krobo
2. Lower Manya Krobo
3. Asuogyaman
4. Afram Plains South
5. Afram Plains North
6. Upper West Akim
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3. *WESTERN REGION (WR)*
WR has 26 parliamentary (constituency) seats.
NPP: 16 seats
Orphan Constituencies:
1. Amenfi Central
2. Amenfi West
3. Aowin
4. Bia East
5. Bodi
6. Bia West
7. Juabeso
8. Ellembelle
9. Wassa East
10. Suaman
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4. *NORTHERN REGION (NR)*
NR has 31 parliamentary (constituency) seats.
NPP: 13 seats
Orphan Constituencies
1. Bole-Bamboi
2. Chereponi
3. Daboya-Mankarigu
4. Damango
5. Kumbungu
6. Karaga
7. Mion
8. Sagnarigu
9. Salaga North
10. Sawla-Tuna-Kalba
11. Tamale Central
12. Tatale Sanguli
13. Tamale North
14. Tamale South
15. Yunyoo
16. Zabzugu
17. Yagaba-Kubori
18. Yapei-Kusawgu
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5. *VOLTA REGION (VR)*
VR has 26 parliamentary (constituency) seats.
NPP: 1 (Krachi East)
Orphan Constituencies
1. Adaklu
2. South Dayi
3. North Tongu
4. North Dayi
5. Nkwanta South
6. Krachi Nchumuru
7. Nkwanta North
8. Kpando
9. Krachi West
10. Ketu North
11. Ketu South
12. Hohoe South
13. Keta
14. Ho Central
15. Central Tongu
16. Ho West
17. Biakoye
18. Ho Central
19. Buem
20. Akatsi South
21. Akatsi North
22. Anlo
23. Agotime-Ziope
24. Akan
25. Afadjato South
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6. *UPPER EAST REGION (UER)*
UE has 15 parliamentary (constituency) seats.
NPP: 3 seats (Zebilla, Tempane & Navrongo Central)
Orphan Constituencies:
1. Bawku-Central
2. Binduri
3. Bolgatanga Central
4. Bolgatanga East
5. Bongo
6. Builsa South
7. Builsa North
8. Chiana-Paga
9. Garu
10. Pusiga
11. Talensi
12. Nabdam
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7. *UPPER WEST (UWR)*
UW has 11 parliamentary (constituency) seats.
NPP: 5 seats
Orphan Constituencies
1. Jirapa
2. Wa Central
3. Nadowli West
4. Lambussie
5. Wa West
6. Daffiama, Bussie, Issa
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8. *ASHANTI REGION (AR)*
AS has 47 parliamentary (constituency) seats
NPP: 44
Orphan Constituency
1. Asawase (Hon. Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed Mabarak
2. Ejura/Sekyedumasi
3. Sekyere Afram Plains
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9. *BRONG AHAFO REGION (BA)*
BA has 29 parliamentary (constituency) seats.
NPP: 20 seats
Orphan Constituencies:
1. Sene East
2. Sene West
3. Pru West
4. Pru East
5. Kintampo South
6. Kintampo North
7. Banda
8. Asutifi South
9. Asunafo South
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10. *CENTRAL REGION (CER)*
CER has 23 parliamentary (constituency) seats.
NPP: 19 seats
Orphan Constituencies:
1. Agona East
2. Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem
3. Cape Coast South
4. Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam
*NB*: An Orphan Constituency is that constituency where a different political party holds the seat of Parliament other than the New Patriotic Party.
*Out of 275 Parliamentary (Constituencies) Seats.*
New Patriotic Party: 169
Orphan Constituencies (NDC): 106
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*SUMMARIES*
1. GAR: 34
NPP: 21
2. ER: 33
NPP: 28
3. WR: 26
NPP: 16
4. CER: 23
NPP: 19
5. ASR: 47
NPP: 44
6. NR: 31
NPP: 13
7. UER: 15
NPP: 3
8. UWR: 11
NPP: 5
9. BAR: 29
NPP: 20
10. VR: 26
NPP: 1
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*ADDITIONAL STRONGHOLDS*
1. OTI REGION
2. SAVANNAH REGION
3. NORTH EAST REGION
4. BONO EAST REGION
5. AHAFO REGION
6. WESTERN NORTH REGION
As requested by the people and created by the New Patriotic Party.
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From National, parliamentary primaries for the 106 orphan constituencies comes off, Saturday, 28th September, 2019.
Location: Constituency based.
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Compiled by:
Communications Directorate
*Dome Kwabenya Constituency, NPP*
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Source 1: Electoral Commission, Ghana
Source 2: Parliamentary Records, Ghana
