South Tongu (Ghana parliament constituency)

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

South Tongu
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictSouth Tongu District
RegionVolta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPKobena Mensah Woyome

Boundaries

The seat is located within the South Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament
First ElectedMemberParty
1992 Kenneth Dzirasah National Democratic Congress
2008 Kobena Mensah Woyome National Democratic Congress

Elections
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: South Tongu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Woyome Kobla Mensah 28,083 72.4 -15.3
Independent Mensah Dawukpor 7,701 19.9 —
New Patriotic Party Aglah Cate Aku 2,659 6.9 -4.1
Democratic Freedom Party Samuel Kofi Apedo 169 0.4 —
Convention People's Party Dr. Prosper Kofi Ashilevi 162 0.4 -0.5
Majority 20,382 52.5 -24.2
Turnout —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Kenneth Dzirasah 27,140 87.7 -0.7
New Patriotic Party Michael Zewu Glover 3,410 11.0 +8.8
Convention People's Party Samuel Kofi Apedo 290 0.9 -1.0
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Lewis Stephen Adjin 106 0.3
Majority 23,730 76.7 -5.5
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Kenneth Dzirasah 21,428 88.4 +6.2
Independent Kuma Agbenyega 1,514 6.2 -9.5
New Patriotic Party Daniel Kwaku Eworyi 546 2.2
Convention People's Party Jacob A A Gharbin 472 1.9 —
People's National Convention Victor Best Gavi 129 0.5 -0.2
National Reform Party Ahorgba Francis Seko 82 0.3
United Ghana Movement Zewu Stephen Quarshie 64 0.3
Majority 19,914 82.2 +15.3
Turnout 24,235 69.5 -17.7
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Kenneth Dzirasah 22,254 82.6
Independent Kuma Abenyega 4,235 15.7 —
People's Convention Party Francis Seko Ahorgba 258 1.0 —
People's National Convention Paul Kofi Hormeku 195 0.7 —
Majority 18,019 66.9 —
Turnout 26,942 87.2 —
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu
Source:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Kenneth Dzirasah

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