Bawku Central (Ghana parliament constituency)
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| Bawku Central Parliamentary constituency |
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| Bawku Central is in the Bawku Municipal District of the Upper East Region of Ghana | |
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| MP: | Mahama Ayariga |
| Party: | National Democratic Congress |
| Region: | Upper East Region |
Bawku Central 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. Bawku Central is located in the Bawku Municipal district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
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[edit] Boundaries
The seat is located within the Bawku Municipal district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
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[edit] The seat is located within the Bawku Municipality in the Upper East Region of Ghana=
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 1992 | Hawa Yakubu | Independent |
| 1996 | Fati Seidu | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Hawa Yakubu | New Patriotic Party |
| 2004 | Mahama Ayariga | National Democratic Congress |
[edit] Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Bawku Central Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Mahama Ayariga | 18,518 | 48.6 | +1.9 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Hawa Yakubu | 10,169 | 26.7 | -21.9 | |
| Independent | Abubakar Ustarz | 8,574 | 22.5 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Tiaban Kunduma | 353 | 0.9 | -0.1 | |
| People's National Convention | Amidu Mamadu | 333 | 0.9 | -1.8 | |
| Independent | Sadat Amadu | 161 | 0.4 | — | |
| Majority | 8,349 | 21.9 | +20.0 | ||
| Turnout | 38,405 | 77.3 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Bawku Central Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Hawa Yakubu | 22,335 | 48.6 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Fati Seidu | 21,461 | 46.7 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Abdul K Yussif | 1,239 | 2.7 | — | |
| United Ghana Movement | Hadi Melayia | 505 | 1.1 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Yakubu S Kundiima | 451 | 1.0 | — | |
| Majority | 874 | 1.9 | — | ||
