Central Tongu

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Central Tongu
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District North Tongu District
Region Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
CreatedBoundaries 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]

Contents

It is made up of three Traditional areas; Bakpa, Mafi and Kpoviedzi. its capital is Mafi Adidome

Boundaries

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]

Members of Parliament

First electedMemberParty
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

Elections

2024 Ghanaian general election: Central Tongu [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NDC Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze 25,437 82.64 −1.19
NPP Godwin Ayikpa5,34417.36+1.19
Liberal Party of Ghana Lawrencia Esenam Avudoahor00.00—
NDP Courage Akafua-Hotor00.00−0.9
Independent Selorm Dramani Dzramado00.00—
Majority20,09365.28−2.38
Turnout ———
Registered electors —
2020 Ghanaian general election: Central Tongu [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze 30,81883.83−6.43
New Patriotic Party Raymond Escambellar Abledu5,94416.17+7.74
National Democratic Party Eugene Siabi-Mensah3350.9
Majority24,87467.66
  • 14.17
Turnout
Registered electors 45,335
2016 Ghanaian general election: Central Tongu
Source:GhanaWeb
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze 25,95590.26+5.18
New Patriotic Party Ebenezer Kwadzo Azumah2,4238.43−3.84
Progressive People's Party Hozame Geoffery2860.99−0.14
Convention People's Party Patrick Kwadwo Agboyibor930.32−1.2
Majority23,53281.83
Turnout 28,757—
2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Central Tongu
Source:GhanaWeb
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Joe Kwashie Gidisu 26,12785.08+12.48
New Patriotic Party Thomas Moore Zonyirah3,76912.27−5.73
Convention People's Party Evans Akpeke4661.52−7.18
Progressive People's Party Kabu Mensah John3461.13
Majority22,358
Turnout 30,708—
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Central Tongu
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Joe Kwashie Gidisu 16,59872.63.5
New Patriotic Party Thomas Moore Zonyirah4,11018.010.6
Convention People's Party Mrs Victoria Norgbey Amaglo1,9988.7−14.4
Democratic Freedom Party Emmanuel Kumah Atsem1550.7—
Majority12,48854.68.6
Turnout —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Central Tongu
Source:National Electoral Commission (Page 197)
Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Joe Kwashie Gidisu 16,80769.1N/A
Convention People's Party Patience Ami Ameku5,62023.1N/A
New Patriotic Party John Cudjo Dunyo1,7937.4N/A
People's National Convention Battorvi Browu Cooper1050.4N/A
Majority11,18746.0N/A
Turnout 25,016 [8] 89.2N/A
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Joe Kwashie Gidisu 42,39277.1
Convention People's Party Patience Ami Ameku10,17218.5
New Patriotic Party George Amedofu Kpobi1,2962.4
National Reform Party Emmanuel A K Bokor6371.2
United Ghana Movement Larweh Atsu J Confucious2510.5
People's National Convention Olivia Akua Kpo2040.4
Majority32,22058.6
Turnout 54,95264.2
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Austin Akufo Gamey
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:North Tongu
Source:
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Austin Akufo Gamey

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  2. ↑ Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). "The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  3. ↑ "Ghana Year Book". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 15. 1961. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Volta Region - 2024 Results". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Central Tongu". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Central Tongu". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "2020 Election - Central Tongu Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential elections National Electoral Commission (Page 197)

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