# Mfantseman

Mfantseman 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. Mfantseman is located in the Mfantseman Municipal Assembly of the Central Region of Ghana. It got its new name before the 2012 Ghanaian general election. It was previously known as Mfantseman West Constituency. Concurrently, Mfantseman East Constituency was renamed Ekumfi Constituency.

## Boundaries

The constituency is located within the Mfantseman Municipal District of the Central Region of Ghana.

## Members of Parliament

| First elected | Member | Party |
| Created 2012 | Created 2012 | Created 2012 |
| 2012 | Aquinas Tawiah Quansah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Ekow Hayford | New Patriotic Party |
| 2020 | Ophelia Hayford | New Patriotic Party |

## Elections

Ophelia Hayford won the seat in the 2020 general election. It had been vacant prior to the election due to the death of the incumbent MP, Ekow Hayford, who was also her husband. She resigned from the Ghana Police and successfully contested the seat to replace her husband.
2020 Ghanaian general election: Mfantseman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Ophelia Hayford | 36,021 | 51.9 | +5.08 |
| | National Democratic Congress | James Essuon | 32,438 | 46.8 | +1.25 |
| | Ghana Union Movement | Alijatu Ibrahim | 911 | 1.3 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,583 | 5.1 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,437 | | — |
Ekow Hayford the NPP MP for Mfantseman was murdered by armed robbers on the Nkusukum Mankessim-Abeadze Duadze Road on his way from a campaign trip for the 2020 Ghanaian general election. As his death was less than three months before the 2020 election, Article 112 (5) of the 1992 Ghanaian Constitution stipulates that there should not be a by-election in the constituency.
2016 Ghanaian general election: Mfantseman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Ekow Hayford | 26,747 | 46.82 | −0.36 |
| | National Democratic Congress | James Essuon | 26,021 | 45.55 | −5.4 |
| | Progressive People's Party | Kwabena Amuqandoh Okyere | 4,043 | 7.08 | +5.73 |
| | Convention People's Party | Pius Ebo Dughan | 318 | 0.56 | +0.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 1.27 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,908 | 66.00 | −13.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,236 | | |
2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Mfantseman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Aquinas Tawiah Quansah | 31,837 | 50.95 | |
| | New Patriotic Party | Stephen Asamoah - Boateng | 29,476 | 47.18 | — |
| | Progressive People's Party | Ernest Kwaminaabaka Baiden | 846 | 1.35 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Bonaventure William Appiah | 150 | 0.24 | — |
| | United Front Party | Eugene Akoto Amanfu | 103 | 0.16 | — |
| | National Democratic Party | Veronica Esi Adu-boateng | 69 | 0.11 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,361 | 3.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,618 | 79.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,869 | | |