Bole (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Bole (Bole/Bamboi) | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Bole District |
| Region | Northern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Joseph Akati Saaka |
Bole or Bole - Bamboi 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. Bole is located in the Bole district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Bole district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mahama Jeduah | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | John Dramani Mahama | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Joseph Akati Saaka | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2008: Bole Source:Ghana Home Page | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Joseph Akati Saaka | 11,452 | 64.8 | 3.8 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Otiko Afisah Djaba | 5,784 | 32.7 | -4.4 | |
| Convention People's Party | Adams Mumuni | 189 | 1.1 | ||
| People's National Convention | Abdulai Ahmed Abudu | 160 | 0.9 | — | |
| Independent | Abu Issahaku | 94 | 0.5 | -1.4 | |
| Majority | 5,668 | 32.1 | 4.2 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Bole Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | John Dramani Mahama | 10,974 | 61.0 | -6.7 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Alhaji Sulemana Adams Achanso | 6,675 | 37.1 | 18.0 | |
| Independent | Abdulai Ahmed Abudu | 342 | 1.9 | — | |
| Majority | 312 | 27.9 | -20.7 | ||
| Turnout | 18,205 | 79.8 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Bole Source:Adam Carr's Election Archive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | John Dramani Mahama | 9,109 | 67.7 | -14.2 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Sulemana A. Achanso | 2,566 | 19.1 | 1.0 | |
| Convention People's Party | Frank Langa Dari | 710 | 5.3 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Richard Tetteh | 510 | 3.8 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Tawiah James Mensah | 354 | 2.6 | — | |
| United Ghana Movement | Alhassan Abudulai | 203 | 1.5 | — | |
| Majority | 6,543 | 48.6 | -15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 13,452 | — | |||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Bole Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | John Dramani Mahama | 12,436 | 81.9 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Zakaria Issah | 2,752 | 18.1 | — | |
| Majority | 9,684 | 63.8 | — | ||
| Turnout | 15,188 | 75.3 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Bole Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Mahama Jeduah | — | |||
| Majority | — | ||||
| Turnout | — | ||||
See also
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