Keta (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Keta | |
|---|---|
Keta District | |
| Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey |
Keta is one of the
Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana
.
Boundaries
The seat is one of two constituencies located within the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana. The other is the Anlo constituency.
Members of Parliament
| First Elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah | Convention People's Party |
| 1965 | Christian Kobla Dovlo | Convention People's Party |
| 1969 | Albert Gregorio De Souza | National Alliance of Liberals |
| 1979 | Leo P. Torsu | United National Convention |
| 1992 | Dan Abodakpi | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Richard Agbenyefia-Lassey | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | Richard Quashigah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2020 | Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey[1] | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey | 31,470 | 85.8 | -5.2 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Benjamin Sena Kwame Dzameshie | 5,037 | 13.7 | +8.3 | |
| Convention People's Party | Blaise Edem Ametepey | 166 | 0.5 | -1.44 | |
| Majority | 26,443 | 72.1 | -13.5 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Richard Quashigah | 28,143 | 90.98 | ||
| New Patriotic Party | Anthony Anani Kojo Desewu | 1,665 | 5.38 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Mathias Kofi Adugu | 601 | 1.94 | — | |
| Progressive People's Party | Prosper Selassie Akpaganah | 295 | 0.95 | ||
| National Democratic Party | Edem Mensah | 230 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 26,478 | 85.6 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 30,934 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Richard Quashigah | 33,570 | 92.43 | ||
| New Patriotic Party | Vordzorgbe Alex Mawunyo Kwasi | 1,272 | 3.50 | ||
| Progressive People's Party | Wisdom Kwame Adonu | 942 | 2.59 | — | |
| New Vision Party | Joseph Lugu | 368 | 1.01 | ||
| National Democratic Party | Edem Mensah | 166 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 36,318 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Richard Agbenyefia-Lassey | 27,247 | 90.3 | +2.8 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kudjoe Fianu | 1,406 | 4.7 | -1.8 | |
| Convention People's Party | Emmanuel Dzidzeme Aidam | 1,093 | 3.6 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Ferdinand Fiawo Piccolo | 437 | 1.4 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 25,841 | 85.6 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 30,471 | 72.0 | -19.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Dan Abodakpi | 26,803 | 87.5 | -3.4 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kudjoe Fianoo | 1,976 | 6.5 | 3.4 | |
| National Reform Party | Chris Arcman Ackumey | 1,341 | 4.4 | 1.2 | |
| Independent | W/O (rtd.) Tetteh Kuwornu | 217 | 0.7 | — | |
| Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | Richard Wornue | 141 | 0.5 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Ferdinand Fiawoo Piccolo | 100 | 0.3 | -0.6 | |
| Independent | Jones Priam Wemegah | 53 | 0.2 | — | |
| Majority | 24,827 | 81.0 | -6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 30,971 | 91.1 | — | ||
Dan Abodakpi, MP for Keta constituency, who was also Minister for Trade and Industry in the NDC Rawlings government, was jailed by a Fast Track Court in Ghana for fraud.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Dan Abodakpi | 25,090 | 90.9 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Chris Archmann-Ackummey | 898 | 3.2 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Emmanuel K. Vorkeh | 847 | 3.1 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Gladys Adzo Tsikpo | 519 | 1.9 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Ferdinand Fiawoo-Piccolo | 244 | 0.9 | — | |
| Majority | 24,192 | 87.7 | — | ||
See also
References
- ^ a b "2020 Election - Keta Constituency Results". Peace FM Online. Peace FM. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Keta". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Election 2012: Keta ; Parliamentary Results". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Ghana boycott over graft sentence". Africa News. BBC Online. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-22.