# Akim Swedru (Ghana parliament constituency)

Akim Swedru 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.

## Boundaries

The Akim Swedru constituency is located within the Birim South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. At the time of the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, this area was represented by the Swedru-Achease constituency. During the 2nd and 3rd Republics, it was part of the Oda constituency. During the 4th Republic, Akim Swedru had its own constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| First elected | Member | Party |
| 1st Rebublic - Swedru-Achease |||
| 1965 | Mary Winfred Koranteng | Convention People's Party |
| 4th Republic - Akim Swedru |||
| 1992 | Paul Kofi Peprah | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Joseph Ampomah Bosompem | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | New Patriotic Party |

## Elections

2024 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NPP | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | 9,443 | 66.36 | −4.93 |
| | NDC | Taaju Abdu Rahim | 4,788 | 33.64 | +4.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,655 | 32.72 | −9.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,444 | — | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
2020 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NPP | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | 11,180 | 71.29 | +0.56 |
| | NDC | Taaju Abdu Rahim | 4,503 | 28.71 | +3.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,677 | 42.6 | −2.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | — | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,171 | | |
2016 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NPP | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | 11,458 | 71.43 | 15.65 |
| | NDC | Robert Samuel Ansah | 4,056 | 25.29 | 3.06 |
| | PPP | Obiri Ernest Amo | 502 | 3.13 | 1.68 |
| | CPP | Anim Addo | 25 | 0.16 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,402 | 45.15 | 11.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,155 | 72.13 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,395 | | |
2012 Ghanaian general election: Akim Swedru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NPP | Kennedy Osei Nyarko | 8,865 | 55.78 | −7.82 |
| | NDC | Robert Samuel Ansah | 3,533 | 22.23 | −13.47 |
| | Independent | Joseph Ampomah Bosompem | 3,217 | 20.24 | — |
| | PPP | Akwasi Amankwah Marfo | 231 | 1.45 | — |
| | NDP | Godwin Boadi | 48 | 0.30 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,332 | 33.55 | 5.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,894 | — | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,035 | | — |
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NPP | Joseph Ampomah Bosompem | 19,314 | 63.6 | −3.8 |
| | NDC | Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi | 10,845 | 35.7 | 4.7 |
| | CPP | Francis Williams Yaw Adu | 230 | 0.2 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,469 | 27.9 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,895 | 74.7 | −13.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,356 | | |
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NPP | Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong | 21,048 | 67.4 | 10.6 |
| | NDC | Baffour Mensah Takyi | 9,667 | 31.0 | −6.2 |
| | CPP | Edmond Tetteh-Okrah | 173 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| | People's National Convention (Ghana) | Nana Appiah Boateng | 171 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Monica Appiah | 158 | 0.5 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,381 | 36.4 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,442 | 87.9 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,780 | | |
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong | 14,614 | 56.8 | 2.9 |
| | National Democratic Congress | Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi | 9,567 | 37.2 | −4.9 |
| | Independent | Yaw Tweneboah | 676 | 2.6 | — |
| | National Reform Party | Ofosu Manu Alex | 495 | 1.9 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Nana Braku Ntow-Anomah | 240 | 0.9 | — |
| | People's National Convention | Yaw Appiah-Boateng | 144 | 0.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,047 | 19.6 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | — | — |
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong | 15,824 | 53.9 | — |
| | National Democratic Congress | Baffour-Mensah Taki | 12,348 | 42.1 | — |
| | National Convention Party | Yaw Appiah-Boateng | 601 | 2.0 | — |
| | People's National Convention | Martin Kwaku Tandoh | 470 | 2.0 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,476 | 19.2 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,889 | 85.5 | 59.9 |
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akim Swedru Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Paul Kofi Peprah | | | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,868 | 25.6 | — |