Central Tongu Explained

Central Tongu
Map2:Ghana-Volta
Year:Boundaries altered 2004
District:North Tongu District
Region:Volta Region
Mp:Alexander Roosevelt Hottordze
Party:National Democratic Congress

Central 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. Central Tongu is located in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region of Ghana.[1]

It is made up of three Traditional areas; Bakpa, Mafi and Kpoviedzi. its capital is Mafi Adidome

Senior High Schools

!SN!NAME OF SCHOOL!LOCATION
1Adidome Senior High SchoolMafi Adidome
2Mafi Kumase Senior High Technical SchoolMafi Kumase

Boundaries

The seat is located within the North Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Before the 2004 December presidential and parliamentary elections, old North Tongu constituency was divided into the current North Tongu and the Central Tongu constituencies.[2]

Members of Parliament

First electedMemberParty
1956Ferdinand Goka[3] Convention People's Party
1992Austin Akufo GameyNational Democratic Congress
2000Joe Kwashie Gidisu
(North Tongu)
National Democratic Congress
Boundaries altered in 2004
2004Joe Gidisu
(Central Tongu)
National Democratic Congress
2016Alexander Roosevelt HottordzeNational Democratic Congress

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-05-16. Use appropriate building materials – Central Tongu DCE to contractors. 2021-05-17. Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. en-US.
  2. Web site: The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections . 2007-08-14 . Electoral Commission of Ghana . November 2005 . Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections . Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra.
  3. Ghana Year Book . Ghana Year Book . 1961 . 15 . 2 February 2020 . Graphic Corporation.