| Offinso South | |
|---|---|
| constituency for theParliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Offinso District |
| Region | Ashanti Region ofGhana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| MP | Isaac Yaw Opoku |
Offinso South is one of theconstituencies represented in theParliament of Ghana. It elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election. Offinso South is located in theOffinso district of theAshanti Region ofGhana.
The seat is located within the Offinso district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Oheneba Kofi Asamoah | Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere |
| 1996 | Francis Kwasi Buor | New Patriotic Party |
| 2000 | Kwabena Sarfo | New Patriotic Party |
| 2007 | Owusu Achaw Duah | New Patriotic Party |
| 2008 | Ben Abdallah Banda | New Patriotic Party |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Ben Abdallah Banda | 24,898 | 51.9 | −13.6 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Barbara Serwah Asamoah | 12,898 | 33.9 | 0.2 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Akwasi Owusu-Ansah | 103 | 0.3 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Kwaku Owusu Afriyie | 87 | 0.2 | — | |
| Reformed Patriotic Democrats | Michael Kotey | 63 | 0.2 | — | |
| Majority | 12,000 | 21.2 | 18.0 | ||
At theby-election held on 24 October 2006, theNew Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Owusu Achaw Duah, won the seat with a majority of 10,097.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Owusu Achaw Duah | 20,763 | 65.5 | +13.6 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Barbara Serwa Asamoah | 10,666 | 33.7 | +3.0 | |
| Independent | Emmanuel Kwasi Addai | 177 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Democratic People's Party | Doris Appiah | 84 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,097 | 31.8 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 31,690 | 70.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kwabena Sarfo | 19,694 | 51.9 | −19.2 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Barbara Serwaa Asamoah | 11,637 | 30.7 | +3.6 | |
| Independent | Joseph Akwasi Kumah | 6,170 | 16.3 | N/A | |
| People's National Convention | Daniel Adusei Poku | 202 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Convention People's Party | Desmond Osei Kwame | 148 | 0.4 | −0.4 | |
| Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | Faibil Nsiah Boateng | 95 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,057 | 21.2 | −22.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Kwabena Sarfo | 21,693 | 71.1 | ||
| National Democratic Congress | Butah K Adunkwa | 8,257 | 27.1 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Kuting A Kwasi | 250 | 0.8 | ||
| National Reform Party | Oheneba K Asamoah | 173 | 0.6 | ||
| United Ghana Movement | Effah A Keneth | 134 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 13,436 | 44.0 | |||
| Turnout | 30,507 | 69.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Francis Kwasi Buor | ||||