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Equity of spatial access to polling stations in selected regions in Ghana: are economically disadvantaged populations handicapped in their electoral access?

Gift Dumedaha Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;b Regional Transport Research & Education Centre Kumasi (TRECK), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Seidu Iddrisua Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Jesse Ahado Kwamea Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Jivana Nyarkoa Danquaha Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Daniel Kwaku Agyeia Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Sylvia Mensaha Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Ali Osmana Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Umar Farouk Moroa Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Christabel Asarea Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Abdul-Fatawu Yakubua Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Received 17 Apr 2023, Accepted 26 Aug 2023, Published online: 04 Sep 2023
 
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ABSTRACT

Equity of access to electoral polling stations (EPS) is a key to enhancing the legitimacy of elections in democratic governance. A crucial characteristic of this equity is the level of spatial access to EPS and its distribution among populations and related socio-economic determinants. This study investigates the disparities of access to EPS for four selected regions in Ghana. The findings show that economic status and access to EPS are inversely related, indicating that access to EPS is not equitable within and between regions. The poor access for economically disadvantaged populations is indicative of unequal access to basic socioeconomic opportunities.

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