Krachi East (Ghana parliament constituency)
# Krachi East (Ghana parliament constituency)

Krachi East 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. Krachi East is located in the Krachi East district of the Oti Region of Ghana.

## Boundaries

The seat is located within the Krachi East District of the Volta Region of Ghana. The constituency was originally located within the Volta Region of Ghana until new Regions were created following the December 2018 referendum.

## History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230. This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004 when the Krachi constituency was split into the Krachi East and the Krachi West constituencies respectively.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 2004 | Constituency created | Constituency created |
| 2004 | Wisdom Gidisu | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Yaw Michael Gyato | New Patriotic Party |

## Elections

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Krachi East Source:GhanaWeb :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Democratic Congress | Wisdom Gidisu | 13,493 | 43.92 | -12.98 |
| | New Patriotic Party | Patrick Charty Jilimah | 10,405 | 33.87 | -4.23 |
| | Independent | Yao Gago | 5,797 | 18.87 | — |
| | Progressive People's Party | Boateng Kofi Emmanuel | 795 | 2.59 | — |
| | Independent | Emmanuel Kwasi Annor | 156 | 0.51 | — |
| | National Democratic Party | Lawson Apreko | 73 | 0.24 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,088 | 10.05 | -8.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,719 | | — |

National Democratic Party

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Krachi East Source:GhanaWeb :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Democratic Congress | Wisdom Gidisu | 12,340 | 56.9 | -13.2 |
| | New Patriotic Party | Patrick Charty Jilimah | 8,263 | 38.1 | +8.2 |
| | Convention People's Party | Boateng Kofi Emmanuel | 947 | 4.4 | — |
| | Democratic Freedom Party | Joseph Kwaku Asiedu | 146 | 0.7 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,077 | 18.8 | -21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | — |

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Krachi East Source:Ghana Home Page :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | National Democratic Congress | Wisdom Gidisu | 14,652 | 70.1 | N/A |
| | New Patriotic Party | John Gyamfi | 6,261 | 29.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,391 | 40.2 | N/A |
