Odododiodio

Odododiodio 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.

Odododiodio
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAccra Metropolis District
RegionGreater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPEdwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye

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 in turn within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Nii Okaidja Adamafio[2] National Democratic Congress
2000 Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte New Patriotic Party
2004 Samuel Nii Ayikwei Mankattah National Democratic Congress
2005 Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey National Democratic Congress
2012 Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey 34,812 56.1 -1.8
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Adjei Sowah 25,495 41.1 1.3
Convention People's Party Emmanuel Oddoye Jnr. 703 1.1 -1.0
People's National Convention Isaac Adjevor 595 1.0
Democratic Freedom Party Edward Nii Darko Dodoo 309 0.5
Democratic People's Party Ali Umar Kuriba 113 0.2 0.0
Majority 9,317 15.0
Turnout
Odododiodio by-election, 2005
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey 26,841 57.9 +5.5
New Patriotic Party Asafoatse Sidney Mankattah 18,464 39.8 -6.6
Convention People's Party Christian Shanco-Bruce 946 2.1
Democratic People's Party Nii Issaka Collison-Cofie 98 0.2
Majority 8,377 18.1 +12.1
Turnout 46,991[3] 57.6[3] -25.7
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
Sources:Electoral Commission of Ghana / Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Samuel Nii Ayikwei Mankattah 35,634 52.4 +8.5
New Patriotic Party Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte 31,546 46.4 -4.9
Independent Isaac Nii Annan Mettle-Ofei 814 1.2
Majority 4,088 6.0 -1.4
Turnout 67,994 83.3
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte 28,270 51.3
National Democratic Congress Nii Okaija Adamafio 24,181 43.9
National Reform Party Francisca Lamptey 1,289 2.3
People's National Convention Baba Imoro 678 1.2
Convention People's Party David Kwarteboi Quartey 461 0.8
United Ghana Movement Nii-Armah Tagoe 171 0.3
Majority 4,089 7.4
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
Source:Google Archives of Ghana Review International
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Nii Okaija Adamafio
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
Source:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Nii Okaija Adamafio

See also

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. "Fallout from Odododiodio Polls (31/08/2005)". Office of the President of Ghana. Retrieved 2007-07-30.

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