Akatsi South (Ghana parliament constituency)
Akatsi South | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | Akatsi District |
Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Party | National Democratic Congress |
MP | Bernard Ahiafor |
Akatsi South (formerly part of Avenor-Ave) is one of the
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Akatsi Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana. The constituency shares a boundary with Akatsi North District at the North, at North-East with Ketu-North Municipality, at the East with Keta Municipal Assembly, to the South with the Anlo District and to the West with South Tongu Municipal Assembly, at the North-West id the Agotime-Ziope District.
Members of Parliament
First Elected | Member | Party |
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Avenor constituency | ||
1956
|
Nelson Kwami Maglo[1] | Convention People's Party |
1969 | Frederick Percival Segbefia | National Alliance of Liberals |
1979 | Joseph B. Yegbe | United National Convention |
Avenor-Ave constituency | ||
1992 | Edward Adjaho | National Democratic Congress |
Akatsi South constituency | ||
2012 | Edward Adjaho | National Democratic Congress |
2012 (By-election) |
Bernard Ahiafor | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Democratic Congress | Bernard Ahiafor | 31,624 | 83.71 | ||
New Patriotic Party | Leo-Nelson Azidogah | 5,550 | 14.69 | ||
Convention People's Party | Maxwell Kwame Nana Atsa | 360 | 0.95 | ||
National Democratic Party | Sanusi Murana | 245 | 0.65 | ||
All People's Congress | Donald Brown Dzameshie | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Majority | 26,070 | 69.02 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 49,287 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Democratic Congress | Bernard Ahiafor | 16,916 | 56.34 | ||
Independent
|
Evans Gadeto Djikunu | 11,976 | 39.89 | — | |
New Patriotic Party | Leo Nelson Adzidogah | 850 | 2.83 | ||
Progressive People's Party | Ametame Japhet | 233 | 0.78 | — | |
Convention People's Party | Andreas Kwabla Avorgbedor | 50 | 0.17 | ||
Majority | 4,940 | 16.45 | |||
Turnout | 30,025 | — |
There was a by-election in February 2012 as Edward Adjaho had been elected Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana at the beginning of the fourth parliament of the Fourth Republic.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Democratic Congress | Bernard Ahiafor | 12,079 | |||
Independent
|
Evans Gadeto | 8,312 | |||
Progressive People's Party | Anthony Tsikata | 369 | |||
Majority | 3,767 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Democratic Congress | Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho | 21,588 | 65.08 | -3.02 | |
Independent
|
Evans Gadeto Djikunu | 9,945 | 29.98 | N/A | |
New Patriotic Party | Leo-Nelson Adzidogah | 1,388 | 4.18 | -1.52 | |
Progressive People's Party | Ametame Japhet | 251 | 0.76 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,643 | 35.1 | |||
Turnout | 33,172 | — |
The Electoral Commission of Ghana made changes to the constituencies following the national census in 2010. The total number of constituencies increased by 45 from 230 to 275. The Avenor-Ane became the Akatsi South constituency with Akatsi North carved out of it.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Democratic Congress | Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho | 23,419 | 68.1 | -13.8 | |
Independent
|
Seth Dominic Aglago | 6,552 | 19.1 | — | |
New Patriotic Party | Abledu Anthony Kofi | 1,955 | 5.7 | -7.5 | |
Democratic Freedom Party | Klutse D. Tony | 1,776 | 5.2 | — | |
Convention People's Party | Vincent Norgbedzi Kudzo | 619 | 1.8 | -2.3 | |
Democratic People's Party | Agbovi Wisdom | 70 | 0.2 | — | |
Majority | 16,867 | 49.0 | -19.7 | ||
Turnout | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Democratic Congress | Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho | 31,795 | 81.9 | 3.6 | |
New Patriotic Party | Nicholas Coffie Negble | 5,118 | 13.2 | 12.0 | |
Convention People's Party | Vincent Norgbedzi | 1,585 | 4.1 | 2.1 | |
People's National Convention | Ms Mumuni Ayisha | 174 | 0.4 | — | |
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | Ms Vida Abla Kotoku | 152 | 0.4 | — | |
Majority | 7,814 | 68.7 | 8.9 | ||
Turnout | 39,437 | 88.8 | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Democratic Congress | Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho | 23,981 | 78.3 | -3.7 | |
United Ghana Movement | Abledu A. Kofi | 5,665 | 18.5 | — | |
Convention People's Party | Vincent Norgbedzi | 616 | 2.0 | — | |
New Patriotic Party | Nicholas Coffie Megble | 364 | 1.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 18,316 | 59.8 | -6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Democratic Congress | Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho | 32,916 | 82.0 | — | |
Independent | Paul Kofi Agbalekpor | 6,313 | 15.7 | — | |
People's National Convention | Emmanuel Bedzo Kwasi | 465 | 1.2 | — | |
New Patriotic Party | Kwami Agbenyegah Awadzie | 450 | 1.1 | — | |
Majority | 26,603 | 66.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 40,144 | 83.8 | +25.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Democratic Congress | Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho | — | |||
Majority | — | ||||
Turnout | 25,156 | 58.1 | — |
See also
References
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Messrs. K.A Gbedema and Nelson Maglo were the first MPs I saw and listened to. The two gentlemen were CPP Members of Parliament for Keta and Avenor respectively.
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- ^ a b "NDC's Ahiafor wins Akatsi South bye-election". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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- ^ "Election 2012: List of 45 New Constituencies in Ghana". exposeGHANA.com. exposeGHANA.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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- ^ "1996 Parliamentary Election Results" (PDF). www.ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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