| Akatsi South | |
| Map2: | Ghana-Volta |
| District: | Akatsi District |
| Region: | Volta Region |
| Mp: | Bernard Ahiafor |
| Party: | National Democratic Congress |
Akatsi South (formerly part of Avenor-Ave) 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 South is located in the Akatsi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.
The seat is located entirely within the Akatsi Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana. The constituency shares a boundary with Akatsi North District at the North, at North-East with Ketu-North Municipality, at the East with Keta Municipal Assembly, to the South with the Anlo District and to the West with South Tongu Municipal Assembly, at the North-West id the Agotime-Ziope District.
| First Elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Avenor constituency | ||
| 1956 | Nelson Kwami Maglo[1] | Convention People's Party |
| 1969 | Frederick Percival Segbefia | National Alliance of Liberals |
| 1979 | Joseph B. Yegbe | United National Convention |
| Avenor-Ave constituency | ||
| 1992 | Edward Adjaho | National Democratic Congress |
| Akatsi South constituency | ||
| 2012 | Edward Adjaho | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 (By-election) | Bernard Ahiafor | National Democratic Congress |
There was a by-election in February 2012 as Edward Adjaho had been elected Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana at the beginning of the fourth parliament of the Fourth Republic.[2]
The Electoral Commission of Ghana made changes to the constituencies following the national census in 2010. The total number of constituencies increased by 45 from 230 to 275. The Avenor-Ane became the Akatsi South constituency with Akatsi North carved out of it.[3]