Odododiodoo

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Odododiodoo
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Accra Metropolis District
Region Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye

Odododiodoo 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. Odododiodoo is located in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

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At the by-election held on the 30 August 2005, Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey (NDC) won with a majority of 8,377 to replace Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah also of the NDC who had died earlier. [1]

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Nii Okaidja Adamafio [2] National Democratic Congress
2000 Reginald Nii Boi Ayibonte New Patriotic Party
2004 Samuel Nii Ayikwei Mankattah National Democratic Congress
2005 Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodoo
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey34,81256.1-1.8
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Adjei Sowah25,49541.11.3
Convention People's Party Emmanuel Oddoye Jnr.7031.1-1.0
People's National Convention Isaac Adjevor5951.0
Democratic Freedom Party Edward Nii Darko Dodoo3090.5
Democratic People's Party Ali Umar Kuriba1130.20.0
Majority9,31715.0
Turnout
Odododiodoo by-election, 2005
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey26,84157.9+5.5
New Patriotic Party Asafoatse Sidney Mankattah18,46439.8-6.6
Convention People's Party Christian Shanco-Bruce9462.1
Democratic People's Party Nii Issaka Collison-Cofie980.2
Majority8,37718.1+12.1
Turnout 46,991 [3] 57.6 [3] -25.7
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodoo
Sources:Electoral Commission of Ghana / Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Samuel Nii Ayikwei Mankattah35,63452.4+8.5
New Patriotic Party Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte31,54646.4-4.9
Independent Isaac Nii Annan Mettle-Ofei8141.2
Majority4,0886.0-1.4
Turnout 67,99483.3
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodoo
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte28,27051.3
National Democratic Congress Nii Okaija Adamafio24,18143.9
National Reform Party Francisca Lamptey1,2892.3
People's National Convention Baba Imoro6781.2
Convention People's Party David Kwarteboi Quartey4610.8
United Ghana Movement Nii-Armah Tagoe1710.3
Majority4,0897.4
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodoo
Source:Google Archives of Ghana Review International
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Nii Okaija Adamafio
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodoo
Source:
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Nii Okaija Adamafio

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References

  1. "NDC Wins Odododiodio". Politics of Tuesday, 30 August 2005. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-05-12. Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah died during his term in parliament
  2. "Supporters of Adamafio in Odododiodoo resign from NDC". Politics of Wednesday, 8 February 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
  3. 1 2 "Fallout from Odododiodio Polls (31/08/2005)". Office of the President of Ghana. Retrieved 2007-07-30.