North Tongu (Ghana parliament constituency)

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

North Tongu
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictNorth Tongu District
RegionVolta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPSamuel Okudzeto Ablakwa

Boundaries

The seat is located within the North Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was formed before the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old North Tongu constituency into the new North Tongu and Central Tongu constituencies. The boundaries of the present constituency thus differs from the North Tongu constituency of elections prior to 2004.[1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Austin Akufo Gamey National Democratic Congress
2000 Joe Gidisu National Democratic Congress
2004 Charles Hodogbey National Democratic Congress
2012 Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: North Tongu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Charles Sename Hodugbey 22,876 78.6 7.1
New Patriotic Party Moses Mensah Assem 4,065 14.0 7.1
Convention People's Party Emmanuel Yaovi Bobobee 2,042 7.0
Democratic Freedom Party Eunice Mordey 133 0.5
Majority 18,811 64.6 14.6
Turnout
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Charles Hodogbey 21,857 71.5 -6.6
Independent Cosmos Etse Astse Asem 6,465 21.1 N/A
New Patriotic Party Nicholas Ahiadorme 2,104 6.9 4.5
People's National Convention David Amansunu 151 0.5 0.1
Majority 15,392 50.4 N/A
Turnout 31,034 88.6
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joe Gidisu 42,392 77.1 9.2
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
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Austin Akufo Gamey 43,639 67.9
Independent Patience Ami Ameku 19,388 30.0
People's Convention Party Alexander Avor 1,554 2.4
Majority 24,241 37.9
Turnout 64,581 80.0
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Austin Akufo Gamey
Majority
Turnout 40,045 61.3

See also

Notes

  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.

References

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