Jomoro (Ghana parliament constituency)
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Jomoro is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana
Parliament of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...

. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 by the first past the post system of election. Jomoro is located in the Jomoro District
Jomoro District
The Jomoro District is a district of Ghana in the Western Region.-Sources:*...

  of the Western Region
Western Region (Ghana)
The Western Region of Ghana, reaching from the Côte d'Ivoire border in the west to the Central Region in the east, includes the large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points,...

 of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Jomoro District of the Western Region of Ghana with similar boundaries. To its west is the Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

. The southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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. The eastern neighbour is the Nzema East District
Nzema East District
The Nzema East District is a district of Ghana in the Western Region, located on the shores of the Gulf of Guinea. The Ankobra River is the only major river in the district. Rainfall occurs throughout the year. The Trans-West African highway runs through it...

 and to the north are the Aowin/Suaman
Aowin/Suaman District
The Aowin/Suaman District is a district of Ghana in the Western Region.It shares common boundaries with Wassa Amenfi, Jomoro, Sefewi-Wiawso and Juabeso-Bia Districts. It is bordered by La Cote de voire to the west. The district capital is Enchi...

 and the Wasa Amenfi West District
Wasa Amenfi West District
The ' is one of the thirteen districts in the Western Region of Ghana....

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Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1979
MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979
The election of Members of Parliament to the Parliament of the Third Republic was held on 18 June 1979.-Current composition:-List of MPs elected in the general election:...

James Leuven Mensah People's National Party
People's National Party (Ghana)
The People's National Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Third Republic .All political parties in Ghana were disbanded following the January 1972 military coup led by Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. When political activities resumed in 1979, there were five parties contesting the...

1992
MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1992
This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1992 parliamentary election, held on December 29, 1992. The preceding presidential election was considered to have been conducted in a free and fair manner by...

Joseph Emmanuel Ackah National Democratic Congress
National Democratic Congress (Ghana)
The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...

2004
MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2004
This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2004 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2004....

Lee Ocran National Democratic Congress
2008
MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2008
The election of Members of Parliament to the 5th Parliament of the Fourth Republic was held on 7 December 2008. The Speaker is not an elected member of parliament though he/she is qualified to be stand for election as such.-Current composition:...

Samia Nkrumah
Samia Nkrumah
Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah is a Ghanaian politician and Chairwoman of the Convention People's Party. In the 2008 parliamentary election, she won the Jomoro constituency seat at her first attempt and recently became the first female to chair a major political party in the country...

Convention People's Party
Convention People's Party
The Convention People's Party is a socialist political party in Ghana, based on the ideas of former President Kwame Nkrumah.The CPP was formed in 1949 by Kwame Nkrumah to campaign for the independence of the Gold Coast. It ruled Ghana from 1957 to 1966...


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