Akatsi South (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Akatsi South | |
|---|---|
| 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 constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Akatsi South is located in the Akatsi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
[edit]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
[edit]| First Elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Frazier, Joe (14 November 2015). "Job 600 and Members of Parliament". Graphic Online. Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results - Akatsi South". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Election 2012: List of 45 New Constituencies in Ghana". exposeGHANA.com. exposeGHANA.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results Avenor-Ave (Volta Region)". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Election 2004 - Ghana Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). www.fes.de. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. November 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "REPUBLIC OF GHANA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". psephos.adam-carr.net. Adam Carr. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ELECTED PARLIAMENTARIANS - 1992 ELECTIONS". www.ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (spreadsheet) on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2020.