Bolgatanga (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Bolgatanga | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Bolgatanga Municipal District |
| Region | Upper East Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Akolbire Emmanuel Opam-Brown |
Bolgatanga 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. Bolgatanga is located in the Bolgatanga Municipal district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Bolgatanga Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Akake Patrick | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Simon Anyoa Abingya | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | David Apasara | People's National Convention |
| 2008 | Akolbire Emmanuel Opam-Brown | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Bolgatanga Source:Ghana Home Page | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Akolbire Emmanuel Opam-Brown | 28,656 | 57.7 | +23.6 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Mercy Alima Musah A. | 10,063 | 20.2 | -3.3 | |
| People's National Convention | David Apasera | 10,009 | 20.1 | -18.4 | |
| Convention People's Party | Evelyn Lamisi Anabila | 640 | 1.3 | +0.2 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Anyema Robert Abiiro | 229 | 0.5 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Awuni Atiah Solomon | 97 | 0.2 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 18,592 | 37.5 | |||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Bolgatanga Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| People's National Convention | David Apasera | 18,948 | 38.6 | -12.3 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Akolbire Emmanuel Opam-Brown | 16,743 | 34.1 | +2.1 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Gheysika Adombire Agambila | 11,547 | 23.5 | +9.2 | |
| Independent | Amoshie Baba Julius | 954 | 1.9 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Evelyn Lamisi Anabila | 564 | 1.1 | +0.3 | |
| Democratic People's Party | Awuni Atiah Solomon | 345 | 0.7 | — | |
| Majority | 2,205 | 4.5 | — | ||
| Turnout | 50,427 | 81.3 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Bolgatanga Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| People's National Convention | David Apasera | 20,459 | 50.9 | +29.7 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Simon Anyoa Abingya | 12,884 | 32.0 | -37.9 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Gheysika Adombire Agambila | 5,770 | 14.3 | +7.4 | |
| National Reform Party | Martin R M A Minstapm | 511 | 1.3 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Emmanuel A Ajusiyah | 305 | 0.8 | — | |
| United Ghana Movement | Baba Mohammed | 274 | 0.7 | — | |
| Majority | — | ||||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Bolgatanga Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Simon Anyoa Abingya | 26,816 | 69.9 | — | |
| People's National Convention | David Apasera | 15,577 | 21.2 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | James Ben Kaba | 3,861 | 6.9 | — | |
| National Convention Party | Amiyinne Francis | 956 | 2.0 | — | |
| Majority | 11,239 | 48.7 | — | ||
| Turnout | 25,077 | 81.3 | — | ||
See also
References
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