Akatsi South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Akatsi South (formerly part of Avenor-Ave) 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. Akatsi South is located in the Akatsi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Akatsi South
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAkatsi District
RegionVolta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPBernard Ahiafor

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Akatsi Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana. The constituency shares a boundary with Akatsi North District at the North, at North-East with Ketu-North Municipality, at the East with Keta Municipal Assembly, to the South with the Anlo District and to the West with South Tongu Municipal Assembly, at the North-West id the Agotime-Ziope District.

Members of Parliament
First ElectedMemberParty
Avenor constituency
1956 Nelson Kwami Maglo[1] Convention People's Party
1969 Frederick Percival Segbefia National Alliance of Liberals
1979 Joseph B. Yegbe United National Convention
Avenor-Ave constituency
1992 Edward Adjaho National Democratic Congress
Akatsi South constituency
2012 Edward Adjaho National Democratic Congress
2012
(By-election)		 Bernard Ahiafor National Democratic Congress

Elections
2020 Ghanaian general election:Akatsi South[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Bernard Ahiafor 31,624 83.71
New Patriotic Party Leo-Nelson Azidogah 5,550 14.69
Convention People's Party Maxwell Kwame Nana Atsa 360 0.95
National Democratic Party Sanusi Murana 245 0.65
All People's Congress Donald Brown Dzameshie 0 0.00
Majority 26,070 69.02
Turnout
Registered electors 49,287
2016 Ghanaian general election: Akatsi South[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Bernard Ahiafor 16,916 56.34
Independent Evans Gadeto Djikunu 11,976 39.89 —
New Patriotic Party Leo Nelson Adzidogah 850 2.83
Progressive People's Party Ametame Japhet 233 0.78 —
Convention People's Party Andreas Kwabla Avorgbedor 50 0.17
Majority 4,940 16.45
Turnout 30,025 —

There was a by-election in February 2012 as Edward Adjaho had been elected Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana at the beginning of the fourth parliament of the Fourth Republic.[5]

2012 By-election: Akatsi South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Bernard Ahiafor 12,079
Independent Evans Gadeto 8,312
Progressive People's Party Anthony Tsikata 369
Majority 3,767 18.2
Turnout —
2012 Ghanaian general election: Akatsi South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 21,588 65.08 -3.02
Independent Evans Gadeto Djikunu 9,945 29.98 N/A
New Patriotic Party Leo-Nelson Adzidogah 1,388 4.18 -1.52
Progressive People's Party Ametame Japhet 251 0.76 N/A
Majority 11,643 35.1
Turnout 33,172 —

The Electoral Commission of Ghana made changes to the constituencies following the national census in 2010. The total number of constituencies increased by 45 from 230 to 275. The Avenor-Ane became the Akatsi South constituency with Akatsi North carved out of it.[7]

2008 Ghanaian general election: Avenor-Ave[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 23,419 68.1 -13.8
Independent Seth Dominic Aglago 6,552 19.1 —
New Patriotic Party Abledu Anthony Kofi 1,955 5.7 -7.5
Democratic Freedom Party Klutse D. Tony 1,776 5.2 —
Convention People's Party Vincent Norgbedzi Kudzo 619 1.8 -2.3
Democratic People's Party Agbovi Wisdom 70 0.2 —
Majority 16,867 49.0 -19.7
Turnout —
2004 Ghanaian general election: Avenor-Ave[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 31,795 81.9 3.6
New Patriotic Party Nicholas Coffie Negble 5,118 13.2 12.0
Convention People's Party Vincent Norgbedzi 1,585 4.1 2.1
People's National Convention Ms Mumuni Ayisha 174 0.4 —
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Ms Vida Abla Kotoku 152 0.4 —
Majority 7,814 68.7 8.9
Turnout 39,437 88.8 —
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Avenor[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 23,981 78.3 -3.7
United Ghana Movement Abledu A. Kofi 5,665 18.5 —
Convention People's Party Vincent Norgbedzi 616 2.0 —
New Patriotic Party Nicholas Coffie Megble 364 1.2 +0.1
Majority 18,316 59.8 -6.5
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Avenor-Ave[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho 32,916 82.0 —
Independent Paul Kofi Agbalekpor 6,313 15.7 —
People's National Convention Emmanuel Bedzo Kwasi 465 1.2 —
New Patriotic Party Kwami Agbenyegah Awadzie 450 1.1 —
Majority 26,603 66.3 —
Turnout 40,144 83.8 +25.7
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Avenor-Ave[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho —
Majority —
Turnout 25,156 58.1 —

See also

References
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  7. "Election 2012: List of 45 New Constituencies in Ghana". exposeGHANA.com. exposeGHANA.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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  9. "Election 2004 - Ghana Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). www.fes.de. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. November 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. "REPUBLIC OF GHANA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". psephos.adam-carr.net. Adam Carr. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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  12. "ELECTED PARLIAMENTARIANS - 1992 ELECTIONS". www.ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original (spreadsheet) on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

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