Akwatia 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. Akwatia is located in the Denkyembour district of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Boundaries The constituency is located within the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
First electedMemberParty 1992 Gilbert Kwasi Agyei National Democratic Congress 1996 Mohammed Erzuah Siam National Democratic Congress 2000 Kinston Akomeng Kissi New Patriotic Party 2008 Kofi Asare New Patriotic Party2012Baba Jamal National Democratic Congress2016Mercy Adu-GyamfiNew Patriotic Party2020Henry BoakyeNational Democratic Congress2024 Ernest Kumi New Patriotic Party2025 Bernard Baidoo National Democratic Congress
Elections
A by-election was held on 2 September 2025 following the death of the incumbent MP, Ernest Kumi of the NPP. The seat was won by Bernard Baidoo of the NDC. The NPP thus lost this seat.
The result of the 2024 election in this constituency was contested. In February 2025, Kumi defied an interim injunction by the Koforidua High Court barring him from being sworn-in as MP for Akwatia and was found to be in contempt of the court. A warrant was issued for his arrest. This conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court of Ghana in June 2025. Kumi however died suddenly in July 2025.
The 2008 parliamentary election was rerun in 6 polling stations on 18 August 2009. It was won by the NPP candidate.
The 1992 parliamentary election was boycotted by the opposition parties following the presidential election held a few days earlier.
See also List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
References
Adam Carr's Election Archives Ghana Home Page