# South Dayi (Ghana parliament constituency)

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

## Boundaries

The constituency is located within the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It has the North Dayi constituency to the north, the Hohoe South constituency to the north-east, and the Ho West to the east and south. Its western neighbours are the Afram Plains South and the Asuogyaman constituencies, both in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

## Members of Parliament

| First elected | Member | Party |
| Created 1992 |||
| 1992 | Alexander Ransford Ababio | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Daniel Kwame Ampofo | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Simon Edem Asimah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor | National Democratic Congress |

## Election results

2024 Ghanaian general election: South Dayi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Rockson-Nelson Este Kwami Dafeamekpor | 16,031 | 80.04 | +7.34 |
| | NPP | Godwin Kwame Dadzawa | 3,853 | 19.24 | +1.74 |
| | Liberal Party of Ghana | Rose Safo | 94 | 0.47 | — |
| | Independent | David Awalime | 51 | 0.25 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,178 | 60.80 | +5.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,168 | 60.01 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,609 | | |
2020 Ghanaian general election: South Dayi: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor | 16,294 | 72.7 | +1.26 |
| | PPP | Felix Lartey | 3,933 | 17.5 | −7.16 |
| | NPP | Ernest Mallet | 2,201 | 9.8 | +8.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,361 | 55.2 | +29.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,441 | | |
2016 Ghanaian general election: South Dayi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor | 12,369 | 71.44 | +8.63 |
| | PPP | Felix Lartey | 4,277 | 24.7 | +8.76 |
| | NPP | Lovely David Davis | 532 | 3.07 | −2.45 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Kwaku Bonsu | 137 | 0.79 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,092 | 46.74 | −0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,465 | 59.5 | −15.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,373 | | |
2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: South Dayi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Simon Edem Asimah | 12,309 | 62.81 | −24.69 |
| | PPP | Felix Lartey | 3,123 | 15.94 | — |
| | CPP | Sabon-Asare Kofi Clemence | 3,082 | 15.73 | — |
| | NPP | Ameyibor Freeman | 1,082 | 5.52 | −3.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,186 | 46.87 | −31.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,984 | 75.02 | +12.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,640 | | |
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: South Dayi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Simon Edem Asimah | 13,664 | 87.5 | +6.4 |
| | NPP | Bernard Douse | 1,381 | 8.8 | −4.9 |
| | Democratic Freedom Party | Charles Opei-Boafo | 570 | 3.7 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,283 | 78.7 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,753 | 62.5 | +28.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,203 | | |
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Daniel Kwame Ampofo | 13,168 | 81.1 | +7.0 |
| | NPP | Ernest Patrick Mallet | 2,224 | 13.7 | +7.1 |
| | Independent | Bernard Duose | 853 | 5.3 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,944 | 67.4 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,491 | 34.3 | 87.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,929 | | |
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Daniel Kwame Ampofo | 10,392 | 74.1 | +0.6 |
| | CPP | Kofi Sabon Asare | 2,662 | 19.0 | — |
| | NPP | Agyepong D. Odoba | 920 | 6.6 | −4.2 |
| | People's National Convention | Yao Peter Nkrumah | 49 | 0.3 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,730 | 55.1 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,239 | 48.6 | −15.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,315 | | |
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Alexander Ransford Ababio | 12,951 | 73.5 | — |
| | Independent | Winfred Manfred Asimah | 2,397 | 13.6 | — |
| | NPP | Barney Kodzo Agbo | 1,898 | 10.8 | — |
| | People's National Convention (Ghana) | Akudeka Victor Kofi | 380 | 2.1 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,554 | 59.9 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,893 | 64.1 | +16.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | — |
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election:South Dayi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Alexander Ransford Ababio | 10,943 | | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,062 | 47.8 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,131 | | — |