The Abetifi constituency has over the years proven to be one of the most keenly contested constituencies in the Eastern region of Ghana. Making deductions from election results available for about two decades from 1996 to 2016, one can safely conclude the constitute is a bank for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at both the presidential and parliamentary levels.
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The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Bryan Acheampong elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He took over from Peter Wiafe Pepera in 2016. Despite the fact that the constituency has become an NPP stronghold, there have been predictions that the National Democratic Congress may win this time. Check out the data for yourself and make your own predictions.
Below are tables detailing the voting patterns and election outcomes at the Abetifi constituency in the Eastern region of Ghana. In reading the table, the Other refers to a total percentage of the total votes accumulated by minority political parties in the country.
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Ghana Presidential Voting Pattern For Abetifi Constituency
| Year | NPP | NDC | OTHERS |
| 2000 | 52.9% | 42.3% | 4.8% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | 27.1% | 1.4% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | 28.8% | 1.9% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | 32.9% | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | 28.3% | 0.5% |
Ghana Parliamentary Election Voting Pattern For Abetifi Constituency
| Year | NPP | NDC | OTHERS |
| 2000 | 47.9% | 36.0% | 16.1% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | 24.7% | 15.1% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | 28.3% | 2.8% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | 36.2% | 0% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | 25.4% | 0% |
Member Of Parliament (MP) For Abetifi Constituency
| Year (Period) | Member of Parliament |
| 2001 – 2005 | Hon. Eugene Atta Agyepong |
| 2005 – 2009 | Hon. Peter Wiafe Pepera |
| 2009 – 2013 | Hon. Peter Wiafe Pepera |
| 2013 – 2017 | Hon. Bryan Acheampong |