South Dayi (Ghana parliament constituency)

South Dayi
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	South Dayi District
Region	Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	1992
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor

South Dayi 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. South Dayi is located in the South Dayi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The constituency is located within the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It has the North Dayi constituency to the north, the Hohoe South constituency to the north-east, and the Ho West to the east and south. Its western neighbours are the Afram Plains South and the Asuogyaman constituencies, both in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

First elected	Member	Party
Created 1992
1992	Alexander Ransford Ababio	National Democratic Congress
2000	Daniel Kwame Ampofo	National Democratic Congress
2008	Simon Edem Asimah	National Democratic Congress
2016	Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor	National Democratic Congress

Elections

2020 Ghanaian general election: South Dayi: ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor	16,294	72.7	+1.26
	Progressive People's Party	Felix Lartey	3,933	17.5	-7.16
	New Patriotic Party	Ernest Mallet	2,201	9.8	+8.83
Majority			12,361	55.2	+29.46
Turnout
Registered electors			30,441

2016 Ghanaian general election: South Dayi ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Rockson-Nelson Este Kwami Dafeamekpor	12,369	71.44	+8.63
	Progressive People's Party	Felix Lartey	4,277	24.7	+8.76
	New Patriotic Party	Lovely David Davis	532	3.07	-2.45
	Independent	Kenneth Kwaku Bonsu	137	0.79	—
Majority			8,092	46.74	-0.13
Turnout			17,465	59.5	-15.52
Registered electors			29,373

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: South Dayi ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Simon Edem Asimah	12,309	62.81	-24.69
	Progressive People's Party	Felix Lartey	3,123	15.94	—
	Convention People's Party	Sabon-Asare Kofi Clemence	3,082	15.73	—
	New Patriotic Party	Ameyibor Freeman	1,082	5.52	-3.28
Majority			9,186	46.87	-31.83
Turnout			19,984	75.02	+12.52
Registered electors			26,640

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: South Dayi ^{[5] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Simon Edem Asimah	13,664	87.5	+6.4
	New Patriotic Party	Bernard Douse	1,381	8.8	-4.9
	Democratic Freedom Party	Charles Opei-Boafo	570	3.7	—
Majority			12,283	78.7	+11.3
Turnout			15,753	62.5	+28.2
Registered electors			25,203

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi ^{[5] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Daniel Kwame Ampofo	13,168	81.1	+7.0
	New Patriotic Party	Ernest Patrick Mallet	2,224	13.7	+7.1
	Independent	Bernard Duose	853	5.3	—
Majority			10,944	67.4	+12.3
Turnout			16,491	34.3	87.1
Registered electors			18,929

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Daniel Kwame Ampofo [10]	10,392	74.1	+0.6
	Convention People's Party	Kofi Sabon Asare	2,662	19.0	—
	New Patriotic Party	Agyepong D. Odoba	920	6.6	-4.2
	People's National Convention	Yao Peter Nkrumah	49	0.3	-1.8
Majority			7,730	55.1	-1.8
Turnout			14,239	48.6	-15.5
Registered electors			29,315

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi ^{[5] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Alexander Ransford Ababio	12,951	73.5	—
	Independent	Winfred Manfred Asimah	2,397	13.6	—
	New Patriotic Party	Barney Kodzo Agbo	1,898	10.8	—
	People's National Convention	Akudeka Victor Kofi	380	2.1	—
Majority			10,554	59.9	—
Turnout			17,893	64.1	+16.3
Registered electors

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Alexander Ransford Ababio			—
Majority					—
Turnout			11,062	47.8	—
Registered electors

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

1. "2020 Election - South Dayi Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
2. "Parliamentary Results for South Dayi". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
3. "Electoral Commission of Ghana - Detailed Parliamentary Election Results - Date of Election :- 7th & 8th December 2016" (pdf). Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 27 December 2016. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
4. "Parliamentary Results for South Dayi". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
5. Lublin, David. "Election Passport". American University. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
6. "Election 2012: South Dayi". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
7. "Parliamentary Results South Dayi (Volta Region)". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
8. "Parliamentary Results South Dayi (Volta Region)". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
9. "REPUBLIC OF GHANA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". Adam Carr's Election Archives. Archived from the original on 15 July 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
10. "MPs: Volta Region". GhanaWeb. 12 December 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
11. "1996 Parliamentary Election Results" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
12. "Elected Parliamentarians - 1992 Elections". Electoral Commission of Ghana. 21 October 2008. pp. xls. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archives
• Election Passport - American University