Keta (Ghana parliament constituency)

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.

Keta
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictKeta District
RegionVolta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPKwame Dzudzorli Gakpey

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
First ElectedMemberParty
1956 Komla Agbeli Gbedemah Convention People's Party
1965 Christian Kobla Dovlo Convention People's Party
1969 Albert Gregorio De Souza National Alliance of Liberals
1979 Leo P. Torsu United National Convention
1992 Dan Abodakpi National Democratic Congress
2008 Richard Agbenyefia-Lassey National Democratic Congress
2012 Richard Quashigah National Democratic Congress
2020 Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey[1] National Democratic Congress

Elections

EDEM MENSAH

2016 Ghanaian general election: Keta[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Richard Quashigah 28,143 90.98
New Patriotic Party Anthony Anani Kojo Desewu 1,665 5.38
Convention People's Party Mathias Kofi Adugu 601 1.94 —
Progressive People's Party Prosper Selassie Akpaganah 295 0.95
National Democratic Party Edem Mensah 230 0.74
Majority +4.6
Turnout 30,934
2012 Ghanaian general election: Keta[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Richard Quashigah 33,570 92.43
New Patriotic Party Vordzorgbe Alex Mawunyo Kwasi 1,272 3.50
Progressive People's Party Wisdom Kwame Adonu 942 2.59 —
New Vision Party Joseph Lugu 368 1.01
National Democratic Party Edem Mensah 166 0.46
Majority
Turnout 36,318
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Keta
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Richard Agbenyefia-Lassey 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
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: 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.[4]

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Keta
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Dan 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
  1. "2020 Election - Keta Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "Parliamentary Results for Keta". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. "Election 2012: Keta ; Parliamentary Results". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. "Ghana boycott over graft sentence". Africa News. BBC Online. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-22.

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