Adaklu (Ghana parliament constituency)

Adaklu 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. Adaklu is located in the Adaklu district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was created in 2012 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana prior to the Ghanaian general election.

Adaklu
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Adaklu District
Region	Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2012
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Kwame Governs Agbodza

Members of Parliament

First elected	Member	Party
2012	Constituency created
2012	Kwame Governs Agbodza	National Democratic Congress

The first ever election was held in December 2012 as part of the Ghanaian elections. The National Democratic Congress candidate won the seat with a 10,929 majority.^[1] Kwame Agbodza retained his seat in the 2016 elections.^[2]

Elections

2020 Ghanaian general election: Adaklu^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Kwame Governs Agbodza	13,117	85.55	−3.41
	New Patriotic Party	Raybon-Evans Anyadi	2,215	14.45	+5.43
	Liberal Party of Ghana	Edward Agbovi	0	0.00	—
Majority			10,902	71.10	−8.84
Turnout			15,332	78.83
Registered electors			19,448

2016 Ghanaian general election: Adaklu^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Kwame Governs Agbodza	10,337	88.96	+0.98
	New Patriotic Party	Samuel C. K. Buame	1,048	9.02	2.35
	National Democratic Party	Hiagbe Edem Dzanku	235	2.02	−3.33
Majority			9,289	79.94	−1.37
Turnout			11,620		—

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Adaklu^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Kwame Governs Agbodza	11,825	87.98	—
	New Patriotic Party	Justice Jowawa Aklamanu	896	6.67	—
	National Democratic Party	Hiagbe Edem Dzanku	719	5.35	—
Majority			10,929	81.31	—
Turnout			13,440		—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

1. "Election 2012: Adaklu". Ghanaweb. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
2. "Parliamentary Results for Adaklu". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
3. "Parliamentary Results for Adaklu". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
4. "2020 Election - Adaklu Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 15 December 2020.