Builsa South (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Builsa South | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | Builsa District |
| Region | Upper East Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | People's National Convention |
| MP | Alhassan Azong |
Builsa South 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. Builsa South is located in the Builsa district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Builsa District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Norbert Garko Awullay | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | Abolimbisa Roger Akantagriwen | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Alhassan Azong | People's National Convention |
Elections
Alhassan became the sole PNC member of the 6th Parliament of the Fourth Republic after the Ghanaian general election, 2012 on 7 December 2012.
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Builsa South Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| People's National Convention | Alhassan Azong | 6,048 | 47.12 | 10.62 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Abolimbisa Roger Akantagriwen | 4,616 | 35.97 | -0.03 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Paulina Atiik Morton-Bruce | 2,114 | 16.47 | -10.03 | |
| Convention People's Party | Daniel Kwallinjam Kunde | 56 ¨ | 0.44 | -0.06 | |
| Majority | 2,502 | 19.5 | 19.0 | ||
| Turnout | 13,391 | 79.91 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Builsa South Source:Ghana Home Page | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| People's National Convention | Alhassan Azong | 4,047 | 36.5 | +12.5 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Abolimbisa Roger Akantagriwen | 3,988 | 36.0 | -8.0 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Akaachobli Kojo Daniel | 2,938 | 26.5 | -4.7 | |
| Convention People's Party | Daniel Kwallinjam Kunde | 58 | 0.5 | -0.3 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Gifty Ajavuuk | 39 | 0.4 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Eric Akaba | 22 | 0.2 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 59 | 0.5 | -12.3 | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Builsa South Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Abolinbisa Roger Akantagriwen | 4,820 | 44.0 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Theodore Kaboa Ayaric | 3,413 | 31.2 | +2.1 | |
| People's National Convention | Achianah Joseph Amoabil | 2,631 | 24.0 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Kunde Daniel Collins | 83 | 0.8 | — | |
| Majority | 1,617 | 12.8 | — | ||
| Turnout | 11,462 | 83.8 | — | ||
See also
References
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