Odododiodio

Odododiodio
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana

District	Accra Metropolis District
Region	Greater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye

Odododiodio 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.

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.^[1]

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Accra Metropolitan Area in turn within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Mainly cosmopolitan constituency, Odododiodio’s diversity makes it a hotbed for politics. it is in the heart of Accra. It has been in existence since 1992 and covers communities in Ga Mashie, Ministries, Makola, Jamestown, Usher town and Kantamanto. It shares boundaries with Klottey Korley, Ablekuma South and Dadetokopon.

Electoral Map of Constituency

The Constituency consists of Seven Electoral Areas. These Electoral Areas are

Korle Dudor
Amanmomo
Mudor
Ngleshie
Kinka
Korle Wonko
Nmlista Gonnor

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Nii Okaidja Adamafio^[2]	National Democratic Congress
2000	Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte	New Patriotic Party
2004	Samuel Nii Ayikwei Mankattah	National Democratic Congress
2005	Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey	National Democratic Congress
2012	Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye	National Democratic Congress
2016	Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye	National Democratic Congress
2020	Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye	National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
*Source:Ghana Home Page*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey	34,812	56.1	-1.8
	New Patriotic Party	Mohammed Adjei Sowah	25,495	41.1	1.3
	Convention People's Party	Emmanuel Oddoye Jnr.	703	1.1	-1.0
	People's National Convention	Isaac Adjevor	595	1.0	—
	Democratic Freedom Party	Edward Nii Darko Dodoo	309	0.5	—
	Democratic People's Party	Ali Umar Kuriba	113	0.2	0.0
Majority			9,317	15.0	—
Turnout					—

Odododiodio by-election, 2005
*Source:Ghana Home Page*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey	26,841	57.9	+5.5
	New Patriotic Party	Asafoatse Sidney Mankattah	18,464	39.8	-6.6
	Convention People's Party	Christian Shanco-Bruce	946	2.1	—
	Democratic People's Party	Nii Issaka Collison-Cofie	98	0.2	—
Majority			8,377	18.1	+12.1
Turnout			46,991^[3]	57.6^[3]	-25.7

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
*Sources:Electoral Commission of Ghana / Ghana Home Page*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Samuel Nii Ayikwei Mankattah	35,634	52.4	+8.5
	New Patriotic Party	Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte	31,546	46.4	-4.9
	Independent	Isaac Nii Annan Mettle-Ofei	814	1.2	—
Majority			4,088	6.0	-1.4
Turnout			67,994	83.3	—

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
*Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte	28,270	51.3	—
	National Democratic Congress	Nii Okaija Adamafio	24,181	43.9	—
	National Reform Party	Francisca Lamptey	1,289	2.3	—
	People's National Convention	Baba Imoro	678	1.2	—
	Convention People's Party	David Kwarteboi Quartey	461	0.8	—
	United Ghana Movement	Nii-Armah Tagoe	171	0.3	—
Majority			4,089	7.4	—

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
*Source:Google Archives of Ghana Review International*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Nii Okaija Adamafio	—	—	—

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Odododiodio
*Source:*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Nii Okaija Adamafio	—	—	—

References

^ "NDC Wins Odododiodio". Politics of Tuesday, 30 August 2005. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-05-12. Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah died during his term in parliament
^ "Supporters of Adamafio in Odododiodoo resign from NDC". Politics of Wednesday, 8 February 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
^ ^a ^b "Fallout from Odododiodio Polls (31/08/2005)". Office of the President of Ghana. Retrieved 2007-07-30.