Odododiodoo (Ghana parliament constituency)
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Odododiodoo 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. Odododiodoo is located in the Accra Metropolitan Area
of the Greater Accra Region
of Ghana
.
At the by-election
held on the 30 August 2005, Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey (NDC) won with a majority of 8,377 to replace Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah also of the NDC who had died earlier.
Parliament of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...
. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
by the first past the post system of election. Odododiodoo is located in the Accra Metropolitan Area
Accra Metropolis District
The Accra Metropolis District is a district of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. The district is considered Accra's city proper.-Sources:* * district area information...
of the Greater Accra Region
Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region is the smallest of Ghana's 10 administrative regions in terms of area, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres or 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana...
of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
.
At the by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
held on the 30 August 2005, Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey (NDC) won with a majority of 8,377 to replace Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah also of the NDC who had died earlier.
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party |
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1992 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1992 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1992 parliamentary election, held on December 29, 1992. The preceding presidential election was considered to have been conducted in a free and fair manner by... |
Nii Okaidja Adamafio | National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to... |
2000 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2000 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2000 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2000.The list is arranged by region and constituency... |
Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte | New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*... |
2004 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1992 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1992 parliamentary election, held on December 29, 1992. The preceding presidential election was considered to have been conducted in a free and fair manner by... |
Samuel Nii Ayikwei Mankattah | National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to... |
2005 | Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey | National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to... |
Elections
See also
- List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
- Parliamentary constituencies in the Greater Accra Region