Central Tongu (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Central Tongu Parliamentary constituency
Central Tongu is in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana
Created:	Boundaries altered 2004
MP:	Joe Kwashie Gidisu
Party:	National Democratic Congress
Region:	Volta Region

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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 See also 5 References

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Austin Akufo Gamey	National Democratic Congress
2000	Joe Kwashie Gidisu	National Democratic Congress

[edit] Elections

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:Central Tongu Source:National Electoral Commission (Page 197) Ghana Home Page
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Joe Kwashie Gidisu	16,807	69.1	N/A
	Convention People's Party	Patience Ami Ameku	5,620	23.1	N/A
	New Patriotic Party	John Cudjo Dunyo	1,793	7.4	N/A
	People's National Convention	Battorvi Browu Cooper	105	0.4	N/A
Majority			11,187	46.0	N/A
Turnout			25,016[2]	89.2	N/A

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000:North Tongu Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Joe Kwashie Gidisu	42,392	77.1
	Convention People's Party	Patience Ami Ameku	10,172	18.5
	New Patriotic Party	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
Turnout			54,952	64.2

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996:North Tongu Source:
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Austin Akufo Gamey

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992:North Tongu Source:
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Austin Akufo Gamey

[edit] See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

[edit] References

• Adam Carr's Election Archives
• Ghana Home Page

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