# Cape Coast (Ghana parliament constituency)

Awutu-Senya 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. Cape Coast constituency is located in the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.

## Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Cape Coast Municipal district of the Central Region of Ghana.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Term |
| 1951 | Kwesi Plange | Convention People's Party | 1951-1953 |
| 1953 by-election | Amponsah Dadzie | Ghana Congress Party | 1953-1954 |
| 1954 | Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck | Convention People's Party | 1954-1965 |
| 1965 | Professor. Kojo Abraham | Convention People's Party | 1965-1966 |
| 1969 | T. D. Brodie-Mends | Progress Party | 1969-1972 |
| 1979 | Dr. Bassa Quansah | Action Congress Party | 1979-1981 |
| 1992 | Harry Hayford | National Convention Party | 1992-1996 |
| 1996 | Christine Churcher | New Patriotic Party | 1996-2008 |
| 2008 | Ebo Barton-Odro | National Democratic Congress | 2008-2012 |
The constituency was split into the Cape Coast North and Cape Coast South constituencies in 2012.

## Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Ebo Barton-Odro | 38,694 | 54.1 | 9.6 |
| | New Patriotic Party | Kwamena Ollenu Amponsah-Dadzie | 31,426 | 44.0 | −7.2 |
| | Convention People's Party | Emmanuel Kweku Sagoe | 947 | 1.3 | −2.2 |
| | Democratic Freedom Party | Joel Eshun | 219 | 0.3 | — |
| | Independent | Ato Aidoo Nyanor | 217 | 0.3 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,268 | 10.1 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,053 | 69.5 | −16.8 |
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Christine Churcher | 36,264 | 51.2 | −4.5 |
| | National Democratic Congress | Ebo Barton-Odro | 31,538 | 44.5 | 2.9 |
| | Convention People's Party | Araba Bentsi-Enchill | 2,497 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| | People's National Convention | Macdonald Kobbs Tongo | 567 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,726 | 6.7 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,781 | 86.3 | — |
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Christine Churcher | 31,573 | 55.7 | 3.7 |
| | National Democratic Congress | Ebo Barton-Odro | 23,550 | 41.6 | −4.4 |
| | Convention People's Party | Araba Bentsi-Enchill | 846 | 1.5 | — |
| | People's National Convention | Macdonald Kobbs Tong | 374 | 0.7 | — |
| | National Reform Party | Kweku Orleans-Lindsay | 309 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,023 | 14.1 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | — | — |
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Christine Churcher | 30,496 | 54.0 | — |
| | National Democratic Congress | S. Valis - Akyianu | 25,932 | 46.0 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,564 | 8.0 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56428 | 85.4 | 53.7 |
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Cape Coast Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Convention Party | Harry Hayford | — | — | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | — | — | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,005 | 31.7 | — |