# South Tongu (Ghana parliament constituency)

South 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. South Tongu is located in the South Tongu district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

## Boundaries

The seat is located within the South Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana.

## Members of Parliament

| First Elected | Member | Party |
| 1992 | Oscar Ameyedowo | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Kenneth Dzirasah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Kobena Mensah Woyome | National Democratic Congress |
| 2024 | Maxwell Kwame Lukutor | National Democratic Congress |

## Elections

2024 Ghanaian general election: South Tongu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Maxwell Kwame Lukutor | 42,881 | 91.89 | |
| | NPP | Lady Elizabeth Segbenu Agah | 2,620 | 5.61 | |
| | Progressive Alliance for Ghana | Olivia Sosu Quarshie | 1,165 | 2.50 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,261 | 86.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,927 | | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
2020 Ghanaian general election: South Tongu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Woyome Kobla Mensah | 48,795 | 82.42 | |
| | NPP | Ahadjie Joseph Wisdom | 10,058 | 16.99 | |
| | Ghana Union Movement | Hoggar Williams Macdonald | 352 | 0.59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,737 | 65.43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
2016 Ghanaian general election: South Tongu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Woyome Kobla Mensah | 31,978 | 87.09 | |
| | NPP | Seth Kwasi Agbi | 3,595 | 9.79 | |
| | CPP | Avuwoada Robert Mensah | 704 | 1.92 | |
| | PPP | Vorsah Wisdom Justice Kofi | 441 | 1.20 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,383 | 77.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,074 | 63.63 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,269 | | |
2012 Ghanaian general election: South Tongu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Woyome Kobla Mensah | 32,785 | 83.03 | |
| | Independent | Klutse Kudomor | 4,417 | 11.19 | |
| | NPP | Leonard Kwaku Baanjo - Klogo | 1,945 | 4.13 | |
| | PPP | Ahiabu Holy Kofi | 248 | 0.63 | |
| | CPP | Richard Kofi Bedzra | 69 | 0.17 | |
| | NDP | Prosper Senyo Glover | 22 | 0.06 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,368 | 71.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,343 | 77.3 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,183 | | |
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: South Tongu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Woyome Kobla Mensah | 28,083 | 72.4 | −15.3 |
| | Independent | Mensah Dawukpor | 7,701 | 19.9 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Aglah Cate Aku | 2,659 | 6.9 | −4.1 |
| | Democratic Freedom Party | Samuel Kofi Apedo | 169 | 0.4 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Dr. Prosper Kofi Ashilevi | 162 | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,382 | 52.5 | −24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,073 | 73.6 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,946 | | |
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Kenneth Dzirasah | 27,140 | 87.7 | −0.7 |
| | New Patriotic Party | Michael Zewu Glover | 3,410 | 11.0 | +8.8 |
| | Convention People's Party | Samuel Kofi Apedo | 290 | 0.9 | −1.0 |
| | Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | Lewis Stephen Adjin | 106 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,730 | 76.7 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,335 | 90.3 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,700 | | |
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Kenneth Dzirasah | 21,428 | 88.4 | +6.2 |
| | Independent | Kuma Agbenyega | 1,514 | 6.2 | −9.5 |
| | New Patriotic Party | Daniel Kwaku Eworyi | 546 | 2.2 | |
| | Convention People's Party | Jacob A A Gharbin | 472 | 1.9 | — |
| | People's National Convention | Victor Best Gavi | 129 | 0.5 | −0.2 |
| | National Reform Party | Ahorgba Francis Seko | 82 | 0.3 | |
| | United Ghana Movement | Zewu Stephen Quarshie | 64 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,914 | 82.2 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,513 | 70.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,871 | | |
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Kenneth Dzirasah | 22,254 | 82.6 | |
| | Independent | Kuma Abenyega | 4,235 | 15.7 | — |
| | People's Convention Party | Francis Seko Ahorgba | 258 | 1.0 | — |
| | People's National Convention | Paul Kofi Hormeku | 195 | 0.7 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,019 | 66.9 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,942 | 87.2 | — |
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Tongu Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Kenneth Dzirasah | | | |