Keta (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Keta
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Keta District
Region Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey

Keta 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. Keta is located in the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is one of two constituencies located within the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana. The other is the Anlo constituency.

Members of Parliament

First ElectedMemberParty
1956 Komla Agbeli Gbedemah Convention People's Party
1965 Christian Kobla DovloConvention People's Party
1969 Albert Gregorio De Souza National Alliance of Liberals
1979 Leo P. Torsu United National Convention
1992 Dan Abodakpi National Democratic Congress
2008 Richard Agbenyefia-Lassey National Democratic Congress
2012 Richard Quashigah National Democratic Congress
2020 Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey [1] National Democratic Congress

Elections

2020 Ghanaian general election: Keta [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey 31,47085.8−5.2
New Patriotic Party Benjamin Sena Kwame Dzameshie5,03713.7+8.3
Convention People's Party Blaise Edem Ametepey1660.5−1.44
Majority26,44372.1−13.5
Turnout
2016 Ghanaian general election: Keta [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Richard Quashigah28,14390.98
New Patriotic Party Anthony Anani Kojo Desewu1,6655.38
Convention People's Party Mathias Kofi Adugu6011.94
Progressive People's Party Prosper Selassie Akpaganah2950.95
National Democratic Party Edem Mensah2300.74
Majority26,47885.6+4.6
Turnout 30,934
2012 Ghanaian general election: Keta [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Richard Quashigah33,57092.43
New Patriotic Party Vordzorgbe Alex Mawunyo Kwasi1,2723.50
Progressive People's Party Wisdom Kwame Adonu9422.59
New Vision Party Joseph Lugu3681.01
National Democratic Party Edem Mensah1660.46
Majority
Turnout 36,318
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Keta
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Richard Agbenyefia-Lassey 27,24790.3+2.8
New Patriotic Party Kudjoe Fianu1,4064.7−1.8
Convention People's Party Emmanuel Dzidzeme Aidam1,0933.6
People's National Convention Ferdinand Fiawo Piccolo4371.4+1.1
Majority25,84185.6+4.6
Turnout 30,47172.0−19.1
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Keta
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Dan Abodakpi 26,80387.5−3.4
New Patriotic Party Kudjoe Fianoo1,9766.53.4
National Reform Party Chris Arcman Ackumey1,3414.41.2
IndependentW/O (rtd.) Tetteh Kuwornu2170.7
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Richard Wornue1410.5
People's National Convention Ferdinand Fiawoo Piccolo1000.3−0.6
IndependentJones Priam Wemegah530.2
Majority24,82781.0−6.7
Turnout 30,97191.1

Dan Abodakpi, MP for Keta constituency, who was also Minister for Trade and Industry in the NDC Rawlings government, was jailed by a Fast Track Court in Ghana for fraud. [4]

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Keta
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Dan Abodakpi 25,09090.9
National Reform Party Chris Archmann-Ackummey8983.2
New Patriotic Party Emmanuel K. Vorkeh8473.1
Convention People's Party Gladys Adzo Tsikpo5191.9
People's National Convention Ferdinand Fiawoo-Piccolo2440.9
Majority24,19287.7

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References

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