Afadjato South

Afadjato South
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Afadzato South District
Region	Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2012
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	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
2012	Constituency created
2012	Joseph Zaphanat Amenowode	National Democratic Congress
2016	Angela Alorwu-Tay	National Democratic Congress
2024	Frank Afriyie	National Democratic Congress

The first ever election was held in December 2012 as part of the Ghanaian elections. The National Democratic Congress candidate won the seat with an 18,245 majority. ^[1] The NDC retained its seat in the 2016 Ghanaian general election. ^[2]

Elections

2024 Ghanaian general election: Afadjato South ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDC	Frank Afriyie	20,618	82.65	+10.82
	NPP	James Etornam Flolu	3,459	13.87	−14.30
	Liberal Party of Ghana	Tegbey Tracy Semanu	869	3.48	—
Majority			17,159	68.78	+25.12
Turnout			25,083
Registered electors

2020 Ghanaian general election: Afadjato South ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDC	Angela Alorwu-Tay	19,577	71.83	−11.86
	NPP	James Etornam Flolu	7,676	28.17	+14.71
	NDP	Yaw Kumah Edem Bankas NDP	218	0.8	—
Majority			11,901	43.66	−26.57
Turnout			27,253
Registered electors			35,228

2016 Ghanaian general election: Afadjato South ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDC	Angela Oforiwa Alorwu-Tay	19,486	83.69	−0.64
	NPP	Seneadza Semanu Wisdom	3,133	13.46	−1.03
	PPP	Fia Kwesi Hanson	612	2.63	—
	CPP	George Kofi Kotoku	53	0.23	−1.67
Majority			16,353	70.23	+0.39
Turnout			23,284	—	—

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Afadjato South ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDC	Joseph Zaphanat Amenowode	22,029	84.33	—
	NPP	Emma Millicent Kartey Kofiedu	3,784	14.49	—
	CPP	Constant Yao Kumah Gidi	310	1.9	—
Majority			18,245	69.84	—
Turnout			26,123	—	—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
• Hohoe South

References

1. "Election 2012: Afadjato South". Ghanaweb. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
2. "Parliamentary Results for Afadjato South". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
3. "2024 / Volta Region". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
4. "Constituency Results - Volta Region – Electoral Commission". ec.gov.gh. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
5. "Parliamentary Results for Afadjato South". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
6. "2020 Election - Afadjato South Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
7. "Parliamentary Results For Volta Region". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
8. "Parliamentary Results - Afadjato SouthConstituency". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.