Keta (Ghana parliament constituency) explained

Keta
Map2:Ghana-Volta
District:Keta District
Region:Volta Region
Mp:Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey
Party:National Democratic Congress

Keta 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. Keta is located in the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is one of two constituencies located within the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana. The other is the Anlo constituency.

Members of Parliament

First ElectedMemberParty
1956Komla Agbeli GbedemahConvention People's Party
1965Christian Kobla DovloConvention People's Party
1969Albert Gregorio De SouzaNational Alliance of Liberals
1979Leo P. TorsuUnited National Convention
1992Dan AbodakpiNational Democratic Congress
2008Richard Agbenyefia-LasseyNational Democratic Congress
2012Richard QuashigahNational Democratic Congress
2020Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey[1] National Democratic Congress

Elections

Dan Abodakpi, MP for Keta constituency, who was also Minister for Trade and Industry in the NDC Rawlings government, was jailed by a Fast Track Court in Ghana for fraud.[2]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Election - Keta Constituency Results . Peace FM Online . Peace FM . 30 April 2022.
  2. News: Ghana boycott over graft sentence . 2008-03-22 . 7 February 2007 . Africa News . BBC Online.