Central Tongu

Central Tongu 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. Central Tongu is located in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Central Tongu
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictNorth Tongu District
RegionVolta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
CreatedBoundaries altered 2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPAlexander Roosevelt Hottordze

Boundaries

The seat is located within the North Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Before the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections, old North Tongu constituency was divided into the current North Tongu and the Central Tongu constituencies.[1]

Members of Parliament
First electedMemberParty
1956 Ferdinand Goka[2] Convention People's Party
1992 Austin Akufo Gamey National Democratic Congress
2000 Joe Kwashie Gidisu
(North Tongu)		 National Democratic Congress
Boundaries altered in 2004
2004 Joe Gidisu
(Central Tongu)		 National Democratic Congress
2016 Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze National Democratic Congress

Elections
2020 Ghanaian general election: Central Tongu[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze 30,818 83.83 -6.43
New Patriotic Party Raymond Escambellar Abledu 5,944 16.17 +7.74
National Democratic Party Eugene Siabi-Mensah 335 0.9
Majority 24,874 67.66 *14.17
Turnout
Registered electors 45,335
2016 Ghanaian general election: Central Tongu
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze 25,955 90.26 +5.18
New Patriotic Party Ebenezer Kwadzo Azumah 2,423 8.43 -3.84
Progressive People's Party Hozame Geoffery 286 0.99 -0.14
Convention People's Party Patrick Kwadwo Agboyibor 93 0.32 -1.2
Majority 23,532 81.83
Turnout 28,757 —
2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Central Tongu
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joe Kwashie Gidisu 26,127 85.08 +12.48
New Patriotic Party Thomas Moore Zonyirah 3,769 12.27 -5.73
Convention People's Party Evans Akpeke 466 1.52 -7.18
Progressive People's Party Kabu Mensah John 346 1.13
Majority 22,358
Turnout 30,708 —
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Central Tongu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joe Kwashie Gidisu 16,598 72.6 3.5
New Patriotic Party Thomas Moore Zonyirah 4,110 18.0 10.6
Convention People's Party Mrs Victoria Norgbey Amaglo 1,998 8.7 -14.4
Democratic Freedom Party Emmanuel Kumah Atsem 155 0.7 —
Majority 12,488 54.6 8.6
Turnout —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Central Tongu
Source:National Electoral Commission (Page 197)
Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joe Kwashie Gidisu 16,807 69.1 N/A
Convention People's Party Patience Ami Ameku 5,620 23.1 N/A
New Patriotic Party John Cudjo Dunyo 1,793 7.4 N/A
People's National Convention Battorvi Browu Cooper 105 0.4 N/A
Majority 11,187 46.0 N/A
Turnout 25,016[5] 89.2 N/A
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joe Kwashie Gidisu 42,392 77.1
Convention People's Party Patience Ami Ameku 10,172 18.5
New Patriotic Party George Amedofu Kpobi 1,296 2.4
National Reform Party Emmanuel A K Bokor 637 1.2
United Ghana Movement Larweh Atsu J Confucious 251 0.5
People's National Convention Olivia Akua Kpo 204 0.4
Majority 32,220 58.6
Turnout 54,952 64.2
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Austin Akufo Gamey
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Austin Akufo Gamey

See also

References
  1. Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). "The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  2. "Ghana Year Book". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 15. 1961. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Parliamentary Results for Central Tongu". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. "2020 Election - Central Tongu Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential elections National Electoral Commission (Page 197)

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