North Tongu (Ghana parliament constituency)

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North Tongu
Parliamentary constituency
North Tongu is in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana
Created: 2004
MP: Charles Hodogbey
Party: National Democratic Congress
Region: Volta Region

North 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. North Tongu is located in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

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[edit] Boundaries

The seat is located within the North Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was formed before the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections by the division of the old North Tongu constituency into the new North Tongu and Central Tongu constituencies. The boundaries of the present constituency thus differs from the North Tongu constituency of elections prior to 2004.[1]

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2004 Charles Hodogbey National Democratic Congress

[edit] Elections

For the results of the old North Tongu constituency prior to 2004, see Central Tongu

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004:North Tongu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Charles Hodogbey 21,857 71.5 N/A
Independent Cosmos Etse Astse Asem 6,465 21.1 N/A
New Patriotic Party Nicholas Ahiadorme 2,104 6.9 N/A
People's National Convention David Amansunu 151 0.5 N/A
Majority 15,392 50.4 N/A

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Electoral Commission of Ghana (November 2005). The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.