Afadjato South
Afadjato South | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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District | Afadzato South District |
Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2012 |
Party | National Democratic Congress |
MP | Oforiwaa Angela Alorwu-Tay |
Afadjato South 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. Afadjato South is located in the Afadzato South district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was created in 2012 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana prior to the Ghanaian general election.
Boundaries
The constituency is located within the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
First elected | Member | Party |
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2012 | Joseph Zaphanat Amenowode | National Democratic Congress |
2016 | Oforiwaa Angela Alorwu-Tay | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
The first ever election was held in December 2012 as part of the Ghanaian elections. The National Democratic Congress candidate won the seat with a 18,245 majority.[1] The NDC retained its seat in the Ghanaian general election, 2016.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National Democratic Congress | Angela Oforiwa Alorwu-Tay | 19,486 | 83.69 | -0.64 | |
New Patriotic Party | Seneadza Semanu Wisdom | 3,133 | 13.46 | -1.03 | |
Progressive People's Party | Fia Kwesi Hanson | 612 | 2.63 | — | |
Convention People's Party | George Kofi Kotoku | 53 | 0.23 | -1.67 | |
Majority | 16,353 | 70.23 | +0.39 | ||
Turnout | 23,284 | — | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National Democratic Congress | Joseph Zaphanat Amenowode | 22,029 | 84.33 | — | |
New Patriotic Party | Emma Millicent Kartey Kofiedu | 3,784 | 14.49 | — | |
Convention People's Party | Constant Yao Kumah Gidi | 310 | 1.9 | — | |
Majority | 18,245 | 69.84 | — | ||
Turnout | 26,123 | — | — |
See also
References
- ↑ "Election 2012: Afadjato South". Ghanaweb. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Afadjato South". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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