South Tongu (Ghana parliament constituency)

South 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. South Tongu is located in the South Tongu district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

South Tongu
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	South Tongu District
Region	Volta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Maxwell Kwame Lukutor

Boundaries

The seat is located within the South Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

First Elected	Member	Party
1992	Oscar Ameyedowo	National Democratic Congress
1996	Kenneth Dzirasah	National Democratic Congress
2008	Kobena Mensah Woyome	National Democratic Congress
2024	Maxwell Kwame Lukutor	National Democratic Congress

Elections

2024 Ghanaian general election: South Tongu^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDC	Maxwell Kwame Lukutor	42,881	91.89
	NPP	Lady Elizabeth Segbenu Agah	2,620	5.61
	PAG	Olivia Sosu Quarshie	1,165	2.50
Majority			40,261	86.28
Turnout			46,927		—
Registered electors

2020 Ghanaian general election: South Tongu^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDC	Woyome Kobla Mensah	48,795	82.42
	NPP	Ahadjie Joseph Wisdom	10,058	16.99
	Ghana Union Movement	Hoggar Williams Macdonald	352	0.59
Majority			38,737	65.43
Turnout					—
Registered electors

2016 Ghanaian general election: South Tongu^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDC	Woyome Kobla Mensah	31,978	87.09
	NPP	Seth Kwasi Agbi	3,595	9.79
	CPP	Avuwoada Robert Mensah	704	1.92
	PPP	Vorsah Wisdom Justice Kofi	441	1.20
Majority			28,383	77.3
Turnout			37,074	63.63	—
Registered electors			58,269

2012 Ghanaian general election: South Tongu^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDC	Woyome Kobla Mensah	32,785	83.03
	Independent	Klutse Kudomor	4,417	11.19
	NPP	Leonard Kwaku Baanjo - Klogo	1,945	4.13
	PPP	Ahiabu Holy Kofi	248	0.63
	CPP	Richard Kofi Bedzra	69	0.17
	NDP	Prosper Senyo Glover	22	0.06
Majority			28,368	71.84
Turnout			40,343	77.3	—
Registered electors			52,183

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: South Tongu^[4][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Woyome Kobla Mensah	28,083	72.4	−15.3
	Independent	Mensah Dawukpor	7,701	19.9	—
	New Patriotic Party	Aglah Cate Aku	2,659	6.9	−4.1
	Democratic Freedom Party	Samuel Kofi Apedo	169	0.4	—
	Convention People's Party	Dr. Prosper Kofi Ashilevi	162	0.4	−0.5
Majority			20,382	52.5	−24.2
Turnout			33,073	73.6	—
Registered electors			44,946

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu^[4][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Kenneth Dzirasah	27,140	87.7	−0.7
	New Patriotic Party	Michael Zewu Glover	3,410	11.0	+8.8
	Convention People's Party	Samuel Kofi Apedo	290	0.9	−1.0
	Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere	Lewis Stephen Adjin	106	0.3
Majority			23,730	76.7	−5.5
Turnout			31,335	90.3	—
Registered electors			34,700

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu^[4]
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Kenneth Dzirasah	21,428	88.4	+6.2
	Independent	Kuma Agbenyega	1,514	6.2	−9.5
	New Patriotic Party	Daniel Kwaku Eworyi	546	2.2
	Convention People's Party	Jacob A A Gharbin	472	1.9	—
	People's National Convention	Victor Best Gavi	129	0.5	−0.2
	National Reform Party	Ahorgba Francis Seko	82	0.3
	United Ghana Movement	Zewu Stephen Quarshie	64	0.3
Majority			19,914	82.2	+15.3
Turnout			24,513	70.3
Registered electors			34,871

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu^[4]
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Kenneth Dzirasah	22,254	82.6
	Independent	Kuma Abenyega	4,235	15.7	—
	People's Convention Party	Francis Seko Ahorgba	258	1.0	—
	People's National Convention	Paul Kofi Hormeku	195	0.7	—
Majority			18,019	66.9	—
Turnout			26,942	87.2	—

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu
Source:

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Kenneth Dzirasah

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies