Central Tongu
Constituency in Ghana
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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]
DistrictNorth Tongu District
CreatedBoundaries altered 2004
| Central Tongu | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
| |
| District | North Tongu District |
| Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | Boundaries altered 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze |
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 elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Ferdinand Goka[3] | Convention People's Party |
| North Tongu | ||
| 1992 | Austin Akufo Gamey | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Joe Gidisu | National Democratic Congress |
| Central Tongu Boundaries changed in 2004 | ||
| 2004 | Joe Gidisu | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze | 25,437 | 72.05 | −11.78 | |
| Independent | Dramani Selorm Dzramado | 5,344 | 15.14 | — | |
| NPP | Godwin Ayikpa | 3,825 | 10.83 | −5.34 | |
| NDP | Courage Akafua-Hotor | 266 | 0.75 | −0.15 | |
| Liberal Party of Ghana | Lawrencia Esenam Avudoahor | 64 | 0.18 | — | |
| Majority | 20,093 | 56.91 | −10.75 | ||
| Turnout | 35,305 | — | — | ||
| Registered electors | — | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze | 30,818 | 83.07 | −7.19 | |
| NPP | Raymond Escambellar Abledu | 5,944 | 16.02 | 7.59 | |
| NDP | Eugene Siabi-Mensah | 335 | 0.9 | — | |
| Majority | 24,874 | 67.05 | −14.78 | ||
| Turnout | 37,019 | 87.04 | 20.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,530 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze | 25,955 | 90.26 | +5.18 | |
| NPP | Ebenezer Kwadzo Azumah | 2,423 | 8.43 | −3.84 | |
| PPP | Hozame Geoffery | 286 | 0.99 | −0.14 | |
| CPP | Patrick Kwadwo Agboyibor | 93 | 0.32 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 23,532 | 81.83 | 9.02 | ||
| Turnout | 29,013 | 66.86 | −12.79 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,392 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Joe Kwashie Gidisu | 26,127 | 85.08 | +12.48 | |
| NPP | Thomas Moore Zonyirah | 3,769 | 12.27 | −5.73 | |
| CPP | Evans Akpeke | 466 | 1.52 | −7.18 | |
| PPP | Kabu Mensah John | 346 | 1.13 | — | |
| Majority | 22,358 | 72.81 | 18.21 | ||
| Turnout | 31,258 | 79.65 | 8.56 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,242 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Joe Kwashie Gidisu | 16,598 | 72.6 | 3.5 | |
| NPP | Thomas Moore Zonyirah | 4,110 | 18.0 | 10.6 | |
| CPP | Mrs Victoria Norgbey Amaglo | 1,998 | 8.7 | −14.4 | |
| DFP | Emmanuel Kumah Atsem | 155 | 0.7 | — | |
| Majority | 12,488 | 54.6 | 8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 23,278 | 71.09 | — | ||
| Registered electors | 32,743 | ||||
The Central Tongu constituency was carved out of the North Tongu constituency in 2004. This was the first election for the Central Tongu as a stand alone constituency.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Joe Kwashie Gidisu | 16,807 | 69.1 | −8.0 | |
| CPP | Patience Ami Ameku | 5,620 | 23.1 | +4.6 | |
| NPP | John Cudjo Dunyo | 1,793 | 7.4 | +5.0 | |
| People's National Convention | Battorvi Brown Cooper | 105 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 11,187 | 46.0 | −12.16 | ||
| Turnout | 25,016 | 89.2 | +23.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,047 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Joe Kwashie Gidisu | 42,392 | 77.1 | 9.53 | |
| CPP | Patience Ami Ameku | 10,172 | 18.5 | — | |
| NPP | George Amedofu Kpobi | 1,296 | 2.4 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Emmanuel A K Bokor | 637 | 1.2 | — | |
| United Ghana Movement | Larweh Atsu J Confucious | 251 | 0.5 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Olivia Akua Kpo | 204 | 0.4 | — | |
| Majority | 32,220 | 58.6 | 21.05 | ||
| Turnout | 55,870 | 65.3 | −14.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 85,558 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Austin Akufo Gamey | 43,639 | 67.57 | ||
| Independent | Patience Ami Ameku | 19,388 | 30.02 | ||
| People's Convention Party | Alexander Avor | 1,554 | 2.41 | ||
| Majority | 24,251 | 37.55 | |||
| Turnout | 64,581 | 80.01 | — | ||
| Registered electors | 80,721 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDC | Austin Akufo Gamey | ||||