title: Nkwanta North (Ghana parliament constituency)
text: # Nkwanta North (Ghana parliament constituency)
  
  Nkwanta North 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. Nkwanta North is located in the Nkwanta district of the Oti Region of Ghana.
  
  ## Boundaries
  
  The seat is located within the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region of Ghana. It is bounded to the south by the Nkwanta South District and to the east by the Republic of Togo. To the north is the Northern Region and to the west, the Northern Region and the Volta River.
  
  ## History
  
  It was formed prior to the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old Nkwanta constituency into the new Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South constituencies.
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  | First Elected | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | New Constituency | New Constituency |
  | 2004 | Joseph Kwaku Nayan | New Patriotic Party |
  | 2012 | John Oti Bless | National Democratic Congress |
  
  ## Elections
  
  2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Nkwanta North Source:Ghana Home Page :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | New Patriotic Party | Joseph Kwaku Nayan | 9,426 | 58.1 | +28.1 |
  | | National Democratic Congress | Dr. Joseph Kwabena Manboah-Rockson | 3,241 | 20 | -5.2 |
  | | Independent | Solomon Kwame Bachabori | 3,241 | 20 | — |
  | | People's National Convention | Emmanuel Kwadjo Gmanab | 308 | 1.9 | — |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,185 | 38.1 | +34.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | — |
  
  2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Nkwanta North Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | New Patriotic Party | Joseph Kwaku Nayan | 6,178 | 30.0 | N/A |
  | | National Democratic Congress | Muftawu Iddrisu | 5,424 | 26.3 | N/A |
  | | Independent | Dr. J. Mamboah-Rockson | 5,188 | 25.2 | N/A |
  | | Independent | Abdulai Fulamba | 3,678 | 17.9 | N/A |
  | | Convention People's Party | Abdulai Aziz Tairu | 123 | 0.6 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 754 | 3.7 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,332 | 93.1 | N/A |
  