Walewale (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Walewale | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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| District | West Mamprusi District |
| Region | Northern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Alidu Iddrisu Zakari |
Walewale 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. Walewale is located in the West Mamprusi district of the Northern Region of Ghana. The constituency was formerly called the West Mamprussi Constituency.
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Nanumba South district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ben Baluri Saibu | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Susanna Adam | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Issifu Asumah | People's National Convention |
| 2004 | Alidu Iddrisu Zakari | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Walewale Source:Ghana Home Page | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Alidu Iddrisu Zakari | 13,839 | 40.6 | 5.3 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Nabila Sulemana | 12,828 | 37.6 | 5.0 | |
| People's National Convention | Abdallah Abubakar | 7,020 | 20.6 | -10.5 | |
| Convention People's Party | Azaratu Iddirsu Sampa | 265 | 0.8 | -0.3 | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Adam Mampaya Dadimsugru | 161 | 0.5 | — | |
| Majority | 1,011 | 3.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Walewale Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Alidu Iddrisu Zakari | 11,355 | 35.3 | -2.0 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Nabla Sulemana | 10,490 | 32.6 | 28.2 | |
| People's National Convention | Mbah Jacob Kanzoni | 10,007 | 31.1 | -24.3 | |
| Convention People's Party | Ahmed Issahaku | 359 | 1.1 | ||
| Majority | 865 | 2.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 34,389 | 90.4 | |||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: West Mamprusi Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| People's National Convention | Issifu Asumah | 18,907 | 55.4 | 44.9 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Susanna Adam | 12,735 | 37.3 | -25.7 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Amadu Abdul-Karim | 1,509 | 4.4 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Shani Danladi | 631 | 1.8 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Iliasu Yussif | 339 | 1.0 | — | |
| Majority | 6,172 | 18.1 | -20.9 | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Walewale Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Susanna Adam | 23,021 | 63.0 | ||
| People's Convention Party | Stephen Sumani Nayina | 8,761 | 24.0 | ||
| People's National Convention | Amadu Sulemana | 3,833 | 10.5 | ||
| National Convention Party | Sulemana Wakaso Musah | 938 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 14,260 | 39.0 | |||
| Turnout | 19,978 | 86.46 | |||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Walewale Source: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Ben Baluri Saibu | — | — | — | |
| Majority | — | — | — | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
See also
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