Ketu North (Ghana parliament constituency)
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Ketu North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana
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. Ketu North is located in the Ketu district
Ketu District
The Ketu South District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. It was formerly the Ketu District. It was however divided in February 2008 when the new Ketu North District was carved out of it...

 of the Volta Region
Volta Region
Volta Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It is to the east of Lake Volta. Its capital is Ho.-List of districts:The region has 18 districts consisting of 3 municipal and 15 ordinary districts:-Background:...

 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...

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Boundaries

The constituency is located within the Ketu district of the Volta Region of Ghana. Its northern border is shared with the Republic of Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...

. Ketu South
Ketu South (Ghana parliament constituency)
Ketu South is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Ketu South is located in the Ketu district of the Volta Region of Ghana.-Boundaries:...

 constituency is located to the south east. To the south west is the Keta District
Keta District
The Keta Municipal District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. the town of Keta is the administrative centre.-Bounds:Keta Municipal District is bounded by:* the Gulf of Guinea to the east and south,...

. The north western neighbour of this constituency is the Akatsi District
Akatsi District
The Akatsi District is a district of Ghana in the Volta Region. It is located in the south eastern part of the region. To the south is the Keta Municipal District, to the east, the Ketu District, the North and South Tongu Districts to the west and Ho Municipal District and the Republic of Togo to...

, which shares the same boundaries with the Avenor-Ave
Avenor-Ave (Ghana parliament constituency)
Avenor-Ave is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Avenor-Ave is located in the Akatsi district of the Volta Region of Ghana....

 constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Prince R. V. K. Ahiadzro National Convention Party
National Convention Party (Ghana)
The National Convention Party is a political party in Ghana that existed between 1992 and January 1996.-Formation:The party was formed in 1992 after the ban on political parties was lifted by the military Provisional National Defence Council government...

1996 Modestus Yao Z. Ahiable 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...

2004 James Klutse Avedzi 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...


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