Keta (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Keta | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Keta District |
| Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Richard Quashigah |
Keta 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. Keta is located in the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The seat is one of two constituencies located within the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana. The other is the Anlo constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dan Kwasi Abodakpi | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Richard Lasseey Agbenyefia | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | Richard Quashigah | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Keta Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Richard Lasseey Agbenyefia | 27,247 | 90.3 | +2.8 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kudjoe Fianu | 1,406 | 4.7 | -1.8 | |
| Convention People's Party | Emmanuel Dzidzeme Aidam | 1,093 | 3.6 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Ferdinand Fiawo Piccolo | 437 | 1.4 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 25,841 | 85.6 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 30,471 | 72.0 | -19.1 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Keta Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Dan Abodakpi | 26,803 | 87.5 | -3.4 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kudjoe Fianoo | 1,976 | 6.5 | 3.4 | |
| National Reform Party | Chris Arcman Ackumey | 1,341 | 4.4 | 1.2 | |
| Independent | W/O (rtd.) Tetteh Kuwornu | 217 | 0.7 | — | |
| Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | Richard Wornue | 141 | 0.5 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Ferdinand Fiawoo Piccolo | 100 | 0.3 | -0.6 | |
| Independent | Jones Priam Wemegah | 53 | 0.2 | — | |
| Majority | 24,827 | 81.0 | -6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 30,971 | 91.1 | — | ||
Dan Abodakpi, MP for Keta constituency, who was also Minister for Trade and Industry in the NDC Rawlings government, was jailed by a Fast Track Court in Ghana for fraud.[1]
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Keta Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Dan Kwasi Abodakpi | 25,090 | 90.9 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Chris Archmann-Ackummey | 898 | 3.2 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Emmanuel K. Vorkeh | 847 | 3.1 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Gladys Adzo Tsikpo | 519 | 1.9 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Ferdinand Fiawoo-Piccolo | 244 | 0.9 | — | |
| Majority | 24,192 | 87.7 | — | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Ghana boycott over graft sentence". Africa News (BBC Online). 7 February 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
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