Akatsi North

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

Akatsi North
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Akatsi North District
Region	Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2012
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Peter Nortsu-Kotoe

Members of Parliament

First elected	Member	Party
2012	Constituency created
2012	Peter Nortsu-Kotoe	National Democratic Congress

Elections

The first ever election was held in December 2012 as part of the Ghanaian elections. The National Democratic Congress candidate won the seat with an 8,908 majority.^[1]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Akatsi North^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Peter Nortsu-Kotoe	9,770	68.11	−21.17
	New Patriotic Party	Simon Peter Kofi Ofosu	4,575	31.89	+21.17
Majority			5,195	36.22	−42.34
Turnout
Registered electors			17,573

2016 Ghanaian general election: Akatsi North
Source:GhanaWeb

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Peter Nortsu-Kotoe	11,482	89.28	+6.29
	New Patriotic Party	Prince Sodoke Amuzu	1,379	10.72	−4.32
Majority			10,103	78.56	+10.61
Turnout

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Akatsi North
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Peter Nortsu-Kotoe	10,879	82.99	N/A
	New Patriotic Party	Prince Sodoke Amuzu	1,971	15.04	N/A
	Convention People's Party	Vincent Kudzo Norgbedzi	259	1.98	N/A
Majority			8,908	67.95	N/A
Turnout			—	—	N/A

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

1. "Election 2012: Akatsi North". Ghanaweb. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
2. "Parliamentary Results for Akatsi North". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
3. "2020 Election - Akatsi North Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 20 December 2020.