South Dayi (Ghana parliament constituency)

South Dayi 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. South Dayi is located in the South Dayi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

South Dayi
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictSouth Dayi District
RegionVolta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created1992
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPRockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor

Boundaries

The constituency is located within the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It has the North Dayi constituency to the north, the Hohoe South constituency to the north-east, and the Ho West to the east and south. Its western neighbours are the Afram Plains South and the Asuogyaman constituencies, both in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament
First electedMemberParty
Created 1992
1992 Alexander Ransford Ababio National Democratic Congress
2000 Daniel Kwame Ampofo National Democratic Congress
2008 Simon Edem Asimah National Democratic Congress
2016 Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor National Democratic Congress

Elections
2020 Ghanaian general election: South Dayi:[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor 16,294 72.7 +1.26
Progressive People's Party Felix Lartey 3,933 17.5 -7.16
New Patriotic Party Ernest Mallet 2,201 9.8 +8.83
Majority 12,361 55.2 +29.46
Turnout
Registered electors 30,441
2016 Ghanaian general election: South Dayi[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Rockson-Nelson Este Kwami Dafeamekpor 12,369 71.44 +8.63
Progressive People's Party Felix Lartey 4,277 24.7 +8.76
New Patriotic Party Lovely David Davis 532 3.07 -2.45
Independent Kenneth Kwaku Bonsu 137 0.79 —
Majority 8,092 46.74 -0.13
Turnout 17,465 59.5 -15.52
Registered electors 29,373
2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: South Dayi[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Simon Edem Asimah 12,309 62.81 -24.69
Progressive People's Party Felix Lartey 3,123 15.94 —
Convention People's Party Sabon-Asare Kofi Clemence 3,082 15.73 —
New Patriotic Party Ameyibor Freeman 1,082 5.52 -3.28
Majority 9,186 46.87 -31.83
Turnout 19,984 75.02 +12.52
Registered electors 26,640
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: South Dayi[5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Simon Edem Asimah 13,664 87.5 +6.4
New Patriotic Party Bernard Douse 1,381 8.8 -4.9
Democratic Freedom Party Charles Opei-Boafo 570 3.7 —
Majority 12,283 78.7 +11.3
Turnout 15,753 62.5 +28.2
Registered electors 25,203
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi[5][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Daniel Kwame Ampofo 13,168 81.1 +7.0
New Patriotic Party Ernest Patrick Mallet 2,224 13.7 +7.1
Independent Bernard Duose 853 5.3 —
Majority 10,944 67.4 +12.3
Turnout 16,491 34.3 87.1
Registered electors 18,929
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Daniel Kwame Ampofo[10] 10,392 74.1 +0.6
Convention People's Party Kofi Sabon Asare 2,662 19.0 —
New Patriotic Party Agyepong D. Odoba 920 6.6 -4.2
People's National Convention Yao Peter Nkrumah 49 0.3 -1.8
Majority 7,730 55.1 -1.8
Turnout 14,239 48.6 -15.5
Registered electors 29,315
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi[5][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Alexander Ransford Ababio 12,951 73.5 —
Independent Winfred Manfred Asimah 2,397 13.6 —
New Patriotic Party Barney Kodzo Agbo 1,898 10.8 —
People's National Convention Akudeka Victor Kofi 380 2.1 —
Majority 10,554 59.9 —
Turnout 17,893 64.1 +16.3
Registered electors
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Alexander Ransford Ababio —
Majority —
Turnout 11,062 47.8 —
Registered electors

See also

References
  1. "2020 Election - South Dayi Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "Parliamentary Results for South Dayi". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. "Electoral Commission of Ghana - Detailed Parliamentary Election Results - Date of Election :- 7th & 8th December 2016" (pdf). Official website. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 27 December 2016. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. "Parliamentary Results for South Dayi". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. Lublin, David. "Election Passport". electionpassport.com. American University. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "Election 2012: South Dayi". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. "Parliamentary Results South Dayi (Volta Region)". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  8. "Parliamentary Results South Dayi (Volta Region)". ghanweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  9. "REPUBLIC OF GHANA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". Adam Carr's Election Archives. Archived from the original on 15 July 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  10. "MPs: Volta Region". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 12 December 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. "1996 Parliamentary Election Results" (PDF). Official website, Electoral Commission of Ghana. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  12. "Elected Parliamentarians - 1992 Elections". Official Website, Electoral Commission of Ghana. Electoral Commission of Ghana. 21 October 2008. pp. xls. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

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