Akatsi South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Akatsi South
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
District Akatsi District
Region Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Bernard Ahiafor

Akatsi South (formerly part of Avenor-Ave) 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. Akatsi South is located in the Akatsi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Akatsi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho National Democratic Congress
2012 Bernard Ahiafor National Democratic Congress

Elections

Ghanaian general election, 2016: Akatsi South
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Bernard Ahiafor 16,916 56.34
Independent Evans Gadeto Djikunu 11,976 39.89 —
New Patriotic Party Leo Nelson Adzidogah 850 2.83
Progressive People's Party Ametame Japhet 233 0.78 —
Convention People's Party Andreas Kwabla Avorgbedor 50 0.17
Majority 4,940 16.45
Turnout 30,025 —

There was a by-election in February 2012 as Edward Adjaho had been elected Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana at the beginning of the fourth parliament of the Fourth Republic.[1]

2012 By-election: Akatsi South
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Bernard Ahiafor 12,079
Independent Evans Gadeto 8,312
Progressive People's Party Anthony Tsikata 369
Majority 3,767 18.2
Turnout —
Ghanaian general election, 2012: Akatsi South
Source:GhanaWeb
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 21,588 65.08 -3.02
Independent Evans Gadeto Djikunu 9,945 29.98 N/A
New Patriotic Party Leo-Nelson Adzidogah 1,388 4.18 -1.52
Progressive People's Party Ametame Japhet 251 0.76 N/A
Majority 11,643 35.1
Turnout 33,172 —

The Electoral Commission of Ghana made changes to the constituencies following the national census in 2010. The total number of constituencies increased by 45 from 230 to 275. The Avenor-Ane became the Akatsi South constituency with Akatsi North carved out of it.[2]

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Avenor-Ave
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 23,419 68.1 -13.8
Independent Seth Dominic Aglago 6,552 19.1 —
New Patriotic Party Abledu Anthony Kofi 1,955 5.7 -7.5
Democratic Freedom Party Klutse D. Tony 1,776 5.2 —
Convention People's Party Vincent Norgbedzi Kudzo 619 1.8 -2.3
Democratic People's Party Agbovi Wisdom 70 0.2 —
Majority 16,867 49.0 -19.7
Turnout —
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Avenor-Ave
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 31,795 81.9 3.6
New Patriotic Party Nicholas Coffie Negble 5,118 13.2 12.0
Convention People's Party Vincent Norgbedzi 1,585 4.1 2.1
People's National Convention Ms Mumuni Ayisha 174 0.4 —
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Ms Vida Abla Kotoku 152 0.4 —
Majority 7,814 68.7 8.9
Turnout 39,437 88.8 —
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Avenor
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 23,981 78.3 -3.7
United Ghana Movement Abledu A. Kofi 5,665 18.5 —
Convention People's Party Vincent Norgbedzi 616 2.0 —
New Patriotic Party Nicholas Coffie Megble 364 1.2 +0.1
Majority 18,316 59.8 -6.5
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Avenor-Ave
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 32,916 82.0 —
Independent Paul Kofi Agbalekpor 6,313 15.7 —
People's National Convention Emmanuel Bedzo Kwasi 465 1.2 —
New Patriotic Party Kwami Agbenyegah Awadzie 450 1.1 —
Majority 26,603 66.3 —
Turnout 40,144 83.8 +25.7
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Avenor-Ave
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho —
Majority —
Turnout 25,156 58.1 —

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NDC's Ahiafor wins Akatsi South bye-election". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Election 2012: List of 45 New Constituencies in Ghana". exposeGHANA.com. exposeGHANA.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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