Bimbilla (Ghana parliament constituency)
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| Bimbilla Parliamentary constituency |
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| Bimbilla is in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region of Ghana | |
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| MP: | Mohammed Ibn Abass |
| Party: | National Democratic Congress |
| Region: | Northern Region |
Bimbilla 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. Bimbilla is located in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
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[edit] Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 1992 | Mohamed Ibn Chambas | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | George Mpambi Dagmanyi | People's National Convention |
| 2000 | Mohamed Ibn Chambas | National Democratic Congress |
| 2002 | Dominc Aduna Bingab Nitiwul | New Patriotic Party |
| 2004 | Mohammed Ibn Abass | National Democratic Congress |
[edit] Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Bimbilla Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Mohammed Ibn Abass | 19,577 | 51.9 | +18.3 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Dominic Bingab Nitiwul | 15,791 | 41.9 | -20.1 | |
| People's National Convention | Andrew Nogma | 1,564 | 4.1 | +1.8 | |
| Convention People's Party | Ibn Aziz Abass | 781 | 2.1 | — | |
| Majority | 3,786 | 10.0 | -18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 39,792 | 90.0 | |||
| Bimbilla by-election, 2002[a] Source:Ghana Home Page |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Dominc Aduna Bingab Nitiwul | 16,658 | 62.0 | +32.0 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Mohammed Ibn Abass | 9,037 | 33.6 | -27.6 | |
| People's National Convention | Andrew Ngoma | 605 | 2.3 | +1.4 | |
| Independent | Iddi Aziz | 269 | 1.0 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Ibn Aziz Abass (DPP) | 154 | 0.6 | — | |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party | Abdulai Yusif | 144 | 0.5 | — | |
| Majority | 7,621 | 28.4 | -2.8 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Bimbilla Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Mohamed Ibn Chambas | 18,611 | 61.2 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Mohammed A. Wumbei | 9,117 | 30.0 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Iddi Aziz Iddisah | 1,840 | 6.1 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Kinjas S Sulemana | 363 | 1.2 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Nakugli Fusheini Mular | 278 | 0.9 | — | |
| United Ghana Movement | Baba A Fusheini | 175 | 0.6 | — | |
| Majority | 9,494 | 31.2 | — | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ *Dominc Aduna Bingab Nitiwul (NPP) won the by-election on 14 March 2002, after Mohamed Ibn Chambas had vacated the seat to take up his new job as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "NPP Wins Bimbilla Bye-Elections", General News of Friday, 15 March 2002, Ghana Home Page. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
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