List of MPs elected in the 1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election
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.

List of MPs elected in the 1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election

Section Title: List of MPs elected in the general election
Table Section Text: 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.

Ashanti Region - 33 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Adansi Asokwa	John Kofi Gyasi	NDC	John Kofi Gyasi	NDC

Afigya-Sekyere East	Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng	NPP	Pius M G Griffiths	NDC

Afigya-Sekyere West	Albert Kan-Dapaah	NPP	Mrs. Beatrice Aboagye	NDC

Ahafo Ano North	Baffour Annor	NDC	George Kwasi Adjei Annim	EGLE

Ahafo Ano South	Gabriel Barima	NPP	Gabriel Barimah	NDC

Amansie West	Anthony Boakye-Yiadom	NPP	Kofi Amankwaa Peasah	NDC

Asante Akim North	Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu	NPP	Collins Agyarko Nti	NDC

Asante Akim South	Alex Kwaku Korankye	NPP	NDC

Asokwa East	Ahmed Musah	NDC	Othman Baba Yahya	NCP

Asokwa West	Edward Osei-Kwaku	NPP	Anthony K. Sarpong Kumankuma	NCP

Atwima/Kwanwoma	Dr. Matthew Kwaku Antwi	NPP	Sampson Adu Gyamfi	NDC

Atwima Mponua	Akwasi Dante Afriyie	NPP	NDC

Atwima Nwabiagya	James Edusei Sarkodie	NPP	Yaw Bampoh	NDC

Bantama	Richard Winfred Anane	NPP	Ofori Owusu Jibreel	NDC

Bekwai	Alexander Agyei-Acheampong	NPP	Oduro Ofrikyi	NDC

Bosome-Freho	Gabriel Yaw Amoah	NPP	NDC

Bosomtwe	Poku Adu-Gyamfi	NPP	Yaw Addai Boadu	EGLE

Effiduase-Asokore	Mrs. Grace Coleman	NPP	NDC

Ejisu/Juabeng	Akwasi Osei-Adjei	NPP	Mohammed Boakye-Agyemang	NDC

Ejura Sekyedumasi	Peter Boakye-Ansah	NPP	Peter Boakye Ansah	NDC

Fomena	Akwasi Afrifa	NPP	Nana Odame Kusi	NDC

Kumawu	Reo Addai Basoah	NPP	Jargisu Ibrahim	NDC

Kwabre	Nana Asante Frimpong	NPP	Abena Takyiwa	NDC

Mampong	Solomon Kwabena Sarfoh	NPP	Dr. George Akosa	NDC

Manhyia	Kwame Addo-Kufuor	NPP	William Kwaku Asante	NDC

New Edubease	Theresa Joyce Baffoe	NDC	Theresa Joyce Boaffoe	NDC

Nsuta/Kwamang	Kwame Osei Prempeh	NPP	Samuel Brenyah	NDC

Obuasi	Anthony Bright Boadi-Mensah	NPP	Peter Keneth Owusu	NDC

Odotobri	Samuel Nkrumah Gyimah	NPP	Maxwell Mensah Ebenezer	NCP

Offinso North	Kofi Konadu Apraku	NPP	Emmanuel Kwame Boakye	NDC

Offinso South	Francis Kwasi Buor	NPP	7819	Oheneba Kofi Asamoah	EGLE

Old Tafo Suame	Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu	NPP	Nana Kwasi Afful Kingsley	EGLE

Subin	Sampson Kwaku Boafo (Minority Chief Whip)	NPP	Sarkodie Joseph A tuffour	NDC

Brong Ahafo Region - 21 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Asunafo North	David Kwasi Amankwah	NDC	David Kwasi Amankwaah	NDC

Asunafo South	Francis Adu-Poku	NDC

Asutifi North	Emmanuel Baah Danquah	NDC	Emmanuel Baah Danquah	NDC

Asutifi South	Collins Dauda	NDC	Collins Dauda	NDC

Atebubu North	David Yaw Mensah	NDC

Atebubu South	Amadu Ali	NDC	Amadu Ali	NDC

Berekum	J.H. Owusu Acheampong	NDC	J.H. Owusu Acheampong (Majority Leader)	NDC

Dormaa East	Nicholas K. Adjei-Kyeremeh	NDC	Yaw Oppong Kyekyeku	NCP

Dormaa West	Thomas Kwame Yeboah	NDC

Jaman	Nicholas Appiah-Kubi	NDC

Kintampo	Gladys Abena Nsoah	NDC	Kwasi Gyasi Manu	NDC

Nkoranza	Theresa Nyarko-Fofie	NDC	Thomas Owusu Ansah	NDC

Sene	Nana Yaw Otto	NDC	Mahama P. Azum	NDC

Sunyani East	Joseph Henry Mensah (Minority Leader)	NPP	Yaw Manu-Yeboah	NDC

Sunyani West	Kwadwo Adjei Darko	NPP	Joseph Gyamfi	NDC

Tano North	Joe Donkor	NPP	Dominic Yaw Amoako	NDC

Tano South	Grace Boachie	NDC	Nana Koduah Kwarteng	NDC

Techiman North	Isaac Kwadwo Adjei Mensah	NDC

Techiman South	Kwadwo Mama Adams	NDC	George Kwabena Owusu	NDC

Wenchi East	Alhaji Moctar Musah Bambah	NPP	Emmanuel Obeng Mensah	NDC

Wenchi West	Johnson Asiedu Nketia	NDC	Johnson Asiedu Nketia	NDC

Central Region - 17 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese	J.E. Afful	NDC	Vincent K Turkson	NCP

Agona East	Kojo Acquah Yankah	NDC	Kojo Acquah Yankah	NDC

Agona West	Samuel Oppong	NDC	John Oscar Bimpong	NDC

Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam	Isaac Eduasar Edumadze	NPP	Dr. Joseph Kweku Enos	NDC

Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa	Ebenezer Kobina Fosu	NDC	Ebenezer Kobina Fosu	NDC

Assin North	Florence Kumi	NDC	Francis K Edzii	NCP

Assin South	Kwaku Al-Hassan Dadzie	NDC	Kobina Okyere	NDC

Awutu /Senya	Babalami Abu-Sadat	NDC	Danny William Osardu	NCP

Cape Coast	Christine Churcher	NPP	J. E. Ekuban	NDC

Effutu	Mike Allen Hammah	NDC	R. E.A. Ayirebi-Acquah	NDC

Gomoa East	Thomas Kweku Aubyn	NDC	Franis Kow Bortsie-Ansah	NDC

Gomoa West	Ama Benyiwa-Doe	NDC	Mrs. Ama Benyiwa-Doe	NDC

Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abbrem	Ato Quarshie	NDC	Dr. Ato Quarshie	NDC

Mfantsiman East	Comfort Owusu (Deputy Majority Whip)	NDC	Comfort Owusu	NCP

Mfantsiman West	Jacob Scherrer Arthur	NDC	K Abaka-Quansah	NDC

Twifo/Hemang/Lower/Denkyira	John Kweku Kumah	NDC	John Kweku Kumah	NDC

Upper Denkyira	Clement Charles Omar Nyanor	NPP	Kwaku Addai-Gyambrah	NDC

Eastern Region - 26 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Abetifi	Eugene Atta Agyepong	NPP	Opoku Preko	NCP

Abuakwa	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo	NPP	Owraku Amofa	EGLE

Afram Plains North	Krosby Mensah	NDC	Akuamoah Boateng	NCP

Afram Plains South	Kwakye Addo	NDC	Akuamoah Asomani	NCP

Akim Oda	Yaw Osafo-Maafo	NPP	Nana Boaten-Abora	NDC

Akim Swedru	Felix Owusu Adjapong	NPP	Paul Kofi Peprah	NDC

Akropong	Agyare Koi Larbi	NPP	Richie Agyemfra-Kumi	NDC

Akwapim South	Vida Amaadi Yeboah	NDC	David Adu-Tutu	NCP

Akwatia	Mohammed Erzuah Siam	NDC	Gilbert Kwasi Agyei	NDC

Asuogyaman	Kwamena Dwamena-Aboagye	NDC	Jonathan Robert Owiredu	NDC

Atiwa	Yaw Baning-Darko	NPP	William Obeng Boateng	NCP

Ayensuano	Evans Kodjo Ahorsey	NDC	Elizabeth Kusi Aidoo	NCP

Birim North	Kweku Boateng-Lovinger	NDC	Dr Owusu Agyekum (Minority Leader)	NCP

Fanteakwa	Samuel Ofosu Ampofo	NDC	Darko Asomaning	NDC

Kade	Francis Kwame Nyarko	NPP	John Darlington Brobbey	NDC

Koforidua	Yaw Barima	NPP	Kwame Larbi Nyanteh	NCP

Lower Manya Krobo	Michael Teye Nyanua	NDC	Major(Rtd) Emmanuel T Tetteh	NDC

Lower West Akim	Akuamoa Ofosu-Boateng	NDC	Akuamoah Ofosu-Boateng	NDC

Mpraeso	Francis Osafo Mensah	NPP	Philip Kwabena Boamah	EGLE

New Juabeng North	Hackman Owusu-Agyeman	NPP	Samuel Nuamah Donkor	NCP

Nkawkaw	Kwabena Adusa Okerchiri	NPP	G. K. Abankwa	NDC

Okere	Fuzzy Dapaah Torbay	NDC	Seth Atiemo Akuffo	NCP

Suhum	Solomon Kodjoe Akwetey	NDC	Emmanuel Obeng-Darko	NDC

Upper Manya Krobo	Solomon Tettey Terkper	NDC	Charles Tei Sawer	NDC

Upper West Akim	Samuel Sallas Mensa	NDC	Samuel Sallas Mensa	NDC

Yilo Krobo	Daniel Tekpertey	NDC	Priscilla Esther Korboe	EGLE

Greater Accra Region - 22 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Ablekuma Central	Victor Okuley Nortey	NPP	Adam Baako Nortey Yeboah	NDC

Ablekuma North	Kwamena Bartels	NPP	NDC

Ablekuma South	Theresa Ameley Tagoe	NPP	Vincent Birch Freeman	NCP

Ada	Amos Lawerh Buertey	NDC	Amos Lawerh Buertey	NDC

Ashaiman	Franklin Winfred K. Aheto	NDC	Franklin Winfred K Aheto	NDC

Ayawaso Central	Sheikh Ibrahim Codjoe Quaye (Deputy Minority Chief Whip)	NPP	Sheik M F Nasiru-Nazubia	NCP

Ayawaso West-Wuogon	Mrs Rebecca Akweley Adotey	NDC	Dr. Francis Napoleon K Kumah	NDC

Dade-Kotopon	Sylvester A. Mensah	NDC	Lemuel Nii-Amon Kotei	NCP

Ayawaso East	Farouk Braimah	NDC	Yahaya Seidu	NDC

Ga North	Sampson Ottu Darkoh	NPP	Marian Lartele Lartey	EGLE

Ga South	Margaret Clarke Kwesie	NDC	Frederick Aryee Laryea	NCP

Klottey-Korle	David Lamptey	NDC	Nathan Tetteh Mensah	EGLE

Kpone-Katamanso	Afieye Ashong	NDC	Emmanuel Kweku Sagoe	NCP

Krowor	Joshua Alabi	NDC	Jacob Aplerh Tawiah	NDC

Ledzokuku	Nii Adjei-Boye Sekan (Deputy Majority Whip)	NDC	Seth Adjei Sow	NCP

Ningo-Prampram	Enoch Teye Mensah	NDC	Stanley Basil Bade Carboo	NDC

Odododiodoo	Nii Okaidja Adamafio	NDC	Emm Nii Korley Adu Tetteh	NCP

Okaikwei North	Joseph Darko Mensah	NPP	Sheriff E Nii Oto Dodoo	NDC

Okaikwei South	Nana Akomea	NPP	Samuel Wise Quarcoo	EGLE

Shai-Osudoku	Michael Afedi Gizo	NDC	Michael Afedi Gizo	NDC

Tema East	Ishmael Ashietey	NDC	Erasmus Aruna Quao	NCP

Tema West	Abraham Ossei-Aidooh	NPP	Gladys Boateng	NDC

Northern Region - 23 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Bimbilla	George Mpambi Dagmanyi	PNC	Mohamed Ibn Chambas (First Deputy Speaker) 1993-1994	NDC

Bole	John Dramani Mahama	NDC	Mahama Jeduah	NDC

Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo	Joseph Yaani Labik	NDC	Joseph Yaani Labik	NDC

Chereponi	Alhaji Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya	NDC	Innocent Mahama Du Yahaya	NDC

Chogu/Tishigu	Ibrahim Adam	NDC	Ahaji Mohammed Haroon	NDC

Damango/Daboya	Adam Mahama	NDC	Edward Aliedong Alhassan	NDC

Gukpegu/Sabongida	Mustapha Ali Iddris	NPP	Alhaji Basit Abdulai Fuseini	NDC

Gushiegu/Karaga	Iddrisu Huudu	NDC	Issahaku Mahama	NDC

Kpandai	Lipkalimor Kwajo Tawiah	NDC	Likpalior Kwajo Tawiah	NDC

Kumbungu	Alhaji Muhammed Mumuni	NDC	Alhassan Musah	NDC

Mion	Alabira Ibrahim	PCP	Alhassan Ahmed Adams	NDC

Nalerigu	Isaac Kolibilla Batesimah	NDC	Isaac Kolibilla Batesimah	NDC

Nanton	Alhaji Alhassan Yakubu	NDC	Alhaji Alhassan Yakubu	NDC

Saboba	Moses Mabengba Bukari	NDC	Moses Mabengba Bukari	NDC

Salaga	Hamidu Baba Braimah	NDC	Hamid Baba Braimah	NDC

Savelugu	Mary Salifu Boforo	NDC	Ahame Shani Yakubu	NCP

Sawla/Kalba	Joseph Trumah Bayel	NDC	Denwuoh Kinglsey Nanmin Bown	NCP

Tolon	Alhaji Abdulai Salifu	NDC	Alhaji Abdullah Salifu	NDC

West Mamprusi (Walewale)	Susana Adam	NDC	Ben Baluri Saibu	NDC

Wulensi	Iddi Saani	NPP	Amidu Seidu	NDC

Yapei/Kusawgu	Alhaji Amadu Seidu	NDC	Wilson Salif Yaquob	EGLE

Yendi	Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu	NPP	Yusuf Iddrisu	NDC

Zabzugu/Tatale	John Jagri Kokpah	NDC	Jagri John Kokpah	NDC

Upper East Region - 12 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Bawku Central	Fati Seidu	NDC	Hawa Yakubu	Independent

Bawku West	Cletus Apul Avoka	NDC	Cletus Apul Avoka	NDC

Binduri	Fortunate Atubiga	NDC	Fortunate Atubiga	NDC

Bolgatanga	Simon Anyoa Abingya	NDC	Akake Patrick	NDC

Bongo	Simon Alangde Asabo	NDC	Gaaga Akayeri Azitariga	NDC

Builsa North	Theodore Basil Anuka	NDC	Sylvester Azantilow	NDC

Builsa South	Norbert Garko Awullay	NDC	Norbert Garko Awullay	NDC

Chiana / Paga	Pele Abugu	NDC	Dr Stephen Ayidaya	NDC

Garu/Tempane	Dominic Azimbe Azumah	NDC	Dominic Azimbe Azumah	NDC

Nabdan	Moses Aduku Asaga	NDC	Danzi Paul Kpal	NDC

Navrongo Central	Clement Tumfuga Bugase	NDC	John Setuni Achuliwor	Independent

Talensi	John Akologu Tia	NDC	John Akologu Tia	NDC

Upper West Region - 8 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Jirapa	Francis G. Korbieh	NDC	Issah Alhassan	NCP

Lambussie	Alice Teni Boon	NDC	Alice Teni Boon	NDC

Lawra/Nandom	Anthony Bondong	NDC	Ken Meyir Kunfah	NDC

Nadowli North	Alban Sumana Bagbin	NDC	Alban Sumana Bagbin	NDC

Nadowli South	Emmanuel Samba Zumakpeh	NDC	Emmanuel Samba Zumakpel	NDC

Sissala	Alhaji Amidu Sulemana	NDC	Alhaji Amidu Sulemana	NDC

Wa Central	Mummuni Abudu Seidu (Deputy Majority Leader)	NDC	Mumuni Abudu Seidu	NDC

Wa East	Alhaji Issahaku Salia	NDC	Issaku Saliah	NDC

Volta Region - 19 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Akan	John Kwadwo Gyapong	NDC	Seth Kwabena Akompi (Dr)	NCP

Anlo	Cled Mawuko Kwasi Sowu	NDC	Cled Mawuko Kwasi Sowu	NDC

Avenor	Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho (Majority Chief Whip)	NDC	Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho	NDC

Biakoye	Kwabena Adjei (Majority Leader)	NDC	Dr Kwabena Adjei	NDC

Buem	Emil Kwadzo Brantuo	NDC	Emil Kwadzo Brantuo	NDC

Ho Central	Kofi Attor	NDC	Vicent Kofi Darkey-Mensah	NCP

Ho East	Steve Senu Akorli	NDC	Steve Senu Akorli	NDC

Ho West	Francis Aggrey Agbotse	NDC	Lt. Col E.K.D. Anku-Tsede (rtd.)	NDC

Hohoe North	Nathaniel Kwadzo Aduadjoe	NDC	Patience Pomary	NDC

Hohoe South	Kosi Kedem	NDC	Kosi Kedem	NDC

Keta	Dan Kwasi Abodakpi	NDC	Comdr Kwaku Tsidi Doulo(Rtd)	NCP

Ketu North	Modestus Yao Z. Ahiable	NDC	Prince R V K Ahiadzro	NCP

Ketu South	Charles Kofi Agbenaza	NDC	Wisdom Tsidore Seyena-Susu	NDC

Krachi	Sampson Kwadwo Apraku	NDC	Sampson Kwadwo Apraku	NCP

Nkwanta	Gershon Kofi Gbediame	NDC	Okpora Peter Kwadwo	NCP

North Dayi	Stephen George Obimpeh	NDC	Stephen George Obimpeh	NDC

North Tongu	Austin Akufo Gamey	NDC	Austin Akufo Gamey	NDC

South Dayi	Alexander Ransford Ababio	NDC	Alexander Ransford Ababio

South Tongu	Kenneth Dzirasah (First Deputy Speaker)	NDC	Kenneth Dzirasah (First Deputy Speaker)	NDC

Western Region - 19 seats[edit]

Constituency	Elected MP	Elected Party	Majority	Previous MP	Previous Party

Ahanta West	Samuel Kwofie	NPP

Amenfi Central	John Frank Abu	NDC	Dr. John Frank Abu	NDC

Amenfi East	George Buadi	NDC	George Buadi	NDC

Amenfi West	Abraham Kofi Asante	NDC	Francis Fynn	NDC

Aowin-Suaman	John Kwekuchur Ackah	NDC	John Kwekucher Ackah	NDC

Bia	Christian Kwabena Asante	NDC	Christian Kwabena Asante	NDC

Bibiani	Seidu Paakuna Adamu	NDC	Kwame Darko	NDC

Effia/Kwesimintsim	Joseph E.K. Abekah	PCP	James Mike Abban	NCP

Ellembele	Freddie W.A. Blay (Second Deputy Speaker)	PCP	John Aitpillah	NDC

Evalue Gwira	Kojo Armah	PCP

Jomoro	Joseph Emmanuel Ackah	NDC	Joseph Emmanuel Ackah	NDC

Juabeso	Anthony K Gyapong-Mensah	NDC	Kingsley Asoah-Apima	NDC

Mpohor-Wassa East	Samuel Kwame Amponsah	NDC	Mary Stella Ankomah	NCP

Prestea/Huni-Valley	Kwaku Acheampong Bonful	NDC	Kwaku Acheampong Bonful	NDC

Sefwi-Wiawso	Isaac Kobina Nyame-Ofori	NDC	John Kweku Danso	NDC

Sekondi	Papa Owusu Ankomah	NPP	Albert Bosomtwi-Sam	NDC

Shama	Richard Dornu Nartey	NDC	Richard Dornu Nartey	NDC

Takoradi	Gladys Asmah (Deputy Minority Leader)	NPP	Tabitha Sybil Quaye	NDC

Tarkwa -Nsuaem	Joseph Ghansah	PCP	Mathew Kojo Kum	NDC

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Collins Dauda won a second term in the 1996 parliamentary election.

final_sentence: Collins Dauda won a second term in the 1996 parliamentary election.