| South Tongu | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | South Tongu District |
| Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Kobena Mensah Woyome |
South 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. South Tongu is located in the South Tongu district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
The seat is located within the South Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana.
| First Elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Oscar Ameyedowo | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Kenneth Dzirasah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Kobena Mensah Woyome | National Democratic Congress |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Woyome Kobla Mensah | 28,083 | 72.4 | −15.3 | |
| Independent | Mensah Dawukpor | 7,701 | 19.9 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Aglah Cate Aku | 2,659 | 6.9 | −4.1 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Samuel Kofi Apedo | 169 | 0.4 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Dr. Prosper Kofi Ashilevi | 162 | 0.4 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 20,382 | 52.5 | −24.2 | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kenneth Dzirasah | 27,140 | 87.7 | −0.7 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Michael Zewu Glover | 3,410 | 11.0 | +8.8 | |
| Convention People's Party | Samuel Kofi Apedo | 290 | 0.9 | −1.0 | |
| Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | Lewis Stephen Adjin | 106 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 23,730 | 76.7 | −5.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kenneth Dzirasah | 21,428 | 88.4 | +6.2 | |
| Independent | Kuma Agbenyega | 1,514 | 6.2 | −9.5 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Daniel Kwaku Eworyi | 546 | 2.2 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Jacob A A Gharbin | 472 | 1.9 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Victor Best Gavi | 129 | 0.5 | −0.2 | |
| National Reform Party | Ahorgba Francis Seko | 82 | 0.3 | ||
| United Ghana Movement | Zewu Stephen Quarshie | 64 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 19,914 | 82.2 | +15.3 | ||
| Turnout | 24,235 | 69.5 | −17.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kenneth Dzirasah | 22,254 | 82.6 | ||
| Independent | Kuma Abenyega | 4,235 | 15.7 | — | |
| People's Convention Party | Francis Seko Ahorgba | 258 | 1.0 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Paul Kofi Hormeku | 195 | 0.7 | — | |
| Majority | 18,019 | 66.9 | — | ||
| Turnout | 26,942 | 87.2 | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Kenneth Dzirasah | ||||
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