# Keta (Ghana parliament constituency)

Keta 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. Keta is located in the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana.

## Boundaries

The seat is one of two constituencies located within the Keta district of the Volta Region of Ghana. The other is the Anlo constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| First Elected | Member | Party |
| 1956 | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah | Convention People's Party |
| 1965 | Christian Kobla Dovlo | Convention People's Party |
| 1969 | Albert Gregorio De Souza | National Alliance of Liberals |
| 1979 | Leo P. Torsu | United National Convention |
| 1992 | Dan Abodakpi | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Richard Agbenyefia-Lassey | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | Richard Quashigah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2020 | Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey | National Democratic Congress |

## Elections

2024 Ghanaian general election: Keta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey | 29,471 | 88.04 | +2.24 |
| | NPP | Courage Hope Goldberg-Grimm Lekettey | 2,850 | 8.51 | −5.19 |
| | Liberal Party of Ghana | Yayra Kwashie Kwawu | 1,030 | 3.08 | — |
| | Independent | Dugah Stanley Courage | 123 | 0.37 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,621 | 79.53 | +7.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,695 | — | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | — | | |
2020 Ghanaian general election: Keta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey | 31,470 | 85.8 | −5.2 |
| | NPP | Benjamin Sena Kwame Dzameshie | 5,037 | 13.7 | +8.3 |
| | CPP | Blaise Edem Ametepey | 166 | 0.5 | −1.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,443 | 72.1 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | — | — |
2016 Ghanaian general election: Keta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Richard Quashigah | 28,143 | 90.98 | |
| | NPP | Anthony Anani Kojo Desewu | 1,665 | 5.38 | |
| | CPP | Mathias Kofi Adugu | 601 | 1.94 | — |
| | PPP | Prosper Selassie Akpaganah | 295 | 0.95 | |
| | NDP | Edem Mensah | 230 | 0.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,478 | 85.6 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,934 | | |
2012 Ghanaian general election: Keta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Richard Quashigah | 33,570 | 92.43 | |
| | NPP | Vordzorgbe Alex Mawunyo Kwasi | 1,272 | 3.50 | |
| | PPP | Wisdom Kwame Adonu | 942 | 2.59 | — |
| | New Vision Party | Joseph Lugu | 368 | 1.01 | |
| | NDP | Edem Mensah | 166 | 0.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,318 | | |
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Keta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Richard Agbenyefia-Lassey | 27,247 | 90.3 | +2.8 |
| | NPP | Kudjoe Fianu | 1,406 | 4.7 | −1.8 |
| | CPP | Emmanuel Dzidzeme Aidam | 1,093 | 3.6 | — |
| | People's National Convention (Ghana) | Ferdinand Fiawo Piccolo | 437 | 1.4 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,841 | 85.6 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,471 | 72.0 | −19.1 |
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Keta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDC | Dan Abodakpi | 26,803 | 87.5 | −3.4 |
| | NPP | Kudjoe Fianoo | 1,976 | 6.5 | 3.4 |
| | National Reform Party (Ghana) | Chris Arcman Ackumey | 1,341 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| | Independent | W/O (rtd.) Tetteh Kuwornu | 217 | 0.7 | — |
| | EGLE | Richard Wornue | 141 | 0.5 | — |
| | People's National Convention (Ghana) | Ferdinand Fiawoo Piccolo | 100 | 0.3 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Jones Priam Wemegah | 53 | 0.2 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,827 | 81.0 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,971 | 91.1 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,982 | | |
Dan Abodakpi, MP for Keta constituency, who was also Minister for Trade and Industry in the NDC Rawlings government, was jailed by a Fast Track Court in Ghana for fraud.
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Keta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | [[National Democratic Congress|NDC]] | Dan Abodakpi | 25,090 | 90.9 | — |
| | National Reform Party (Ghana) | Chris Archmann-Ackummey | 898 | 3.2 | — |
| | NPP | Emmanuel K. Vorkeh | 847 | 3.1 | — |
| | CPP | Gladys Adzo Tsikpo | 519 | 1.9 | — |
| | People's National Convention (Ghana) | Ferdinand Fiawoo-Piccolo | 244 | 0.9 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,192 | 87.7 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,081 | | |