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Agotime-Ziope

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Agotime-Ziope
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAgotime Ziope District
RegionVolta Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2012
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPCharles Agbeve

Agotime-Ziope 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. Agotime-Ziope is located in the newly created Agotime Ziope district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was created in 2012 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana prior to the Ghanaian general election.

Members of Parliament

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First elected Member Party
2012 Constituency created
2012 Juliana Azumah-Mensah National Democratic Congress
2016 Charles Agbeve National Democratic Congress

The first ever election was held in December 2012 as part of the Ghanaian elections. The National Democratic Congress candidate won the seat with a 12,550 majority.[1] This new constituency was partly carved out of the former Ho East so the first elected Member of Parliament was the sitting MP for Ho East. The National Democratic Party has held this seat since the creation of this constituency although there has been a change of MP.[2]

Elections

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2024 Ghanaian general election: Agotime-Ziope[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Charles Akwesi Agbeve 16,500 86.35
NPP Kentle Seth Agogli 2,608 13.65
NDP John Tepe 0 0.00
Majority 13,892 72.70
Turnout
Registered electors
2020 Ghanaian general election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Charles Agbeve 19,143 87.80 +18.18
NPP John Kwaku Amenya 2,659 12.20 +9.14
Majority 16,484 75.6 +25.34
Turnout 21,802
Registered electors 28,950
2016 Ghanaian general election: Agotime Ziope[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Charles Agbeve 11,614 69.62 −9.18
Independent Amenya Wisdom Elvis Ativoe 3,229 19.36
NDP David Yaoga Sunu 1,329 7.97 −2.56
NPP John Kwaku 510 3.06 +1.75
Majority 8,385 50.26 −18.09
Turnout 16,682
2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Agotime Ziope[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Juliana Azumah-Mensah 14,485 78.88
NDP David Yaoga Sunu 1,935 10.53
NPP David Dickson Dzorkpe 1,721 9.36
CPP Sakpa Yao Kuma Donkor 241 1.31
Majority 12,550 68.35
Turnout

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election 2012: Agotime-Ziope". Ghanaweb. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Agotime-ziope". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Agotime-ziope". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Agotime-ziope". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Election - Agotime Ziope Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Agotime-ziope". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Parliamentary Results - AdakluConstituency". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.