Central Tongu (Ghana parliament constituency)

Ghana constituency infobox
Name = Central Tongu
Map1 =
Map2 = Ghana-Volta
Year = Boundaries altered 2004
District = North Tongu District
Region = Volta Region
MP = Joe Kwashie Gidisu
Party = National Democratic Congress

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.

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. [cite web |url=http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ghana/03610.pdf |title=The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections |accessdate=2007-08-14 |author=Electoral Commission of Ghana |date=November 2005 |work=Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections |publisher=Electoral Commission of Ghana,with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra]

Members of Parliament

Elections

Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Joe Kwashie Gidisu
votes = 16,807
percentage = 69.1
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = Convention People's Party
candidate = Patience Ami Ameku
votes = 5,620
percentage = 23.1
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = New Patriotic Party
candidate = John Cudjo Dunyo
votes = 1,793
percentage = 7.4
change = "N/A" Election box candidate
party = People's National Convention
candidate = Battorvi Browu Cooper
votes = 105
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A" Election box majority
votes = 11,187
percentage = 46.0
change = "N/A" Election box turnout
votes = 25,016 [ [http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ghana/03610.pdf Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential elections] National Electoral Commission (Page 197)]
percentage = 89.2
change = "N/A" Election box end

Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Joe Kwashie Gidisu
votes = 42,392
percentage = 77.1
change = Election box candidate
party = Convention People's Party
candidate = Patience Ami Ameku
votes = 10,172
percentage = 18.5
change = Election box candidate
party = New Patriotic Party
candidate = George Amedofu Kpobi
votes = 1,296
percentage = 2.4
change = Election box candidate|
party = National Reform Party
candidate = Emmanuel A K Bokor
votes = 637
percentage = 1.2
change = Election box candidate|
party = United Ghana Movement
candidate = Larweh Atsu J Confucious
votes = 251
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box candidate|
party = People's National Convention
candidate = Olivia Akua Kpo
votes = 204
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 32,220
percentage = 58.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 54,952
percentage = 64.2
change = Election box end

Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Austin Akufo Gamey
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box end

Election box candidate
party = National Democratic Congress
candidate = Austin Akufo Gamey
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box end

ee also

*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana11.txt Adam Carr's Election Archives]
* [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/election2004/parliament.constituency.php?ID=190 Ghana Home Page]