THE Greater Accra Region, after the Ashanti Region, has recorded the second highest number of first-time voters during the recent limited voter registration.
Out of the 1,835,417 recorded nationwide, Greater Accra registered 340,694. However, 646 people had their registration challenged.
According to a Voter Registration Statistics from the Electoral Commission (EC), the number of newly registered Ghanaians bring the total number of voters in the region to 2,553,645.
The total voter population for the region for the 2006 election was 2,212,951 and that of 2004 elections was 2,098,780.
With the 11 districts in the region, Tema recorded 82,658 to bring the current entire voter population in the Tema District to 480,955. This is even more than the entire voter population of the Upper West Region, which is 336.465.
The rest of the districts in the Greater Accra Region are Ga West, 59,932; Ga East, 22,134; Okaikwei, 26,093; Ablekuma, 46,236; Ashiedu Keteke, 8,859; Osu Clottey, 8,191; Ayawaso, 28,715; Kpeshie, 31,740; Dangbe West, 15,367; Dangbe East, 10,769.
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