The Akim Abuakwa South constituency is in the Eastern region of Ghana. The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Samuel Atta Akyea. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and won a majority, with 5,046 votes more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP.[2] He succeeded Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who had represented the constituency in the 4th Republic parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
