Central Tongu | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | North Tongu District |
Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Created | Boundaries altered 2004 |
Party | National Democratic Congress |
MP | Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze |
Central 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. Central Tongu is located in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region of Ghana. [1]
It is made up of three Traditional areas; Bakpa, Mafi and Kpoviedzi. its capital is Mafi Adidome
Senior High Schools
SN | NAME OF SCHOOL | LOCATION |
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1 | Adidome Senior High School | Mafi Adidome |
2 | Mafi Kumase Senior High Technical School | Mafi Kumase |
The seat is located within the North Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Before the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections, old North Tongu constituency was divided into the current North Tongu and the Central Tongu constituencies. [2]
First elected | Member | Party |
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1956 | Ferdinand Goka [3] | Convention People's Party |
1992 | Austin Akufo Gamey | National Democratic Congress |
2000 | Joe Kwashie Gidisu (North Tongu) | National Democratic Congress |
Boundaries altered in 2004 | ||
2004 | Joe Gidisu (Central Tongu) | National Democratic Congress |
2016 | Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze | National Democratic Congress |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze | 30,818 | 83.83 | -6.43 | |
New Patriotic Party | Raymond Escambellar Abledu | 5,944 | 16.17 | +7.74 | |
National Democratic Party | Eugene Siabi-Mensah | 335 | 0.9 | ||
Majority | 24,874 | 67.66 | *14.17 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 45,335 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze | 25,955 | 90.26 | +5.18 | |
New Patriotic Party | Ebenezer Kwadzo Azumah | 2,423 | 8.43 | -3.84 | |
Progressive People's Party | Hozame Geoffery | 286 | 0.99 | -0.14 | |
Convention People's Party | Patrick Kwadwo Agboyibor | 93 | 0.32 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 23,532 | 81.83 | |||
Turnout | 28,757 | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Joe Kwashie Gidisu | 26,127 | 85.08 | +12.48 | |
New Patriotic Party | Thomas Moore Zonyirah | 3,769 | 12.27 | -5.73 | |
Convention People's Party | Evans Akpeke | 466 | 1.52 | -7.18 | |
Progressive People's Party | Kabu Mensah John | 346 | 1.13 | ||
Majority | 22,358 | ||||
Turnout | 30,708 | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Joe Kwashie Gidisu | 16,598 | 72.6 | 3.5 | |
New Patriotic Party | Thomas Moore Zonyirah | 4,110 | 18.0 | 10.6 | |
Convention People's Party | Mrs Victoria Norgbey Amaglo | 1,998 | 8.7 | -14.4 | |
Democratic Freedom Party | Emmanuel Kumah Atsem | 155 | 0.7 | — | |
Majority | 12,488 | 54.6 | 8.6 | ||
Turnout | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Joe Kwashie Gidisu | 16,807 | 69.1 | N/A | |
Convention People's Party | Patience Ami Ameku | 5,620 | 23.1 | N/A | |
New Patriotic Party | John Cudjo Dunyo | 1,793 | 7.4 | N/A | |
People's National Convention | Battorvi Browu Cooper | 105 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,187 | 46.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,016 [6] | 89.2 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Joe Kwashie Gidisu | 42,392 | 77.1 | ||
Convention People's Party | Patience Ami Ameku | 10,172 | 18.5 | ||
New Patriotic Party | George Amedofu Kpobi | 1,296 | 2.4 | ||
National Reform Party | Emmanuel A K Bokor | 637 | 1.2 | ||
United Ghana Movement | Larweh Atsu J Confucious | 251 | 0.5 | ||
People's National Convention | Olivia Akua Kpo | 204 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 32,220 | 58.6 | |||
Turnout | 54,952 | 64.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Austin Akufo Gamey |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Austin Akufo Gamey |
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