Tamale North (Ghana parliament constituency)

Tamale North
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
District Tamale Municipal District
Region Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created 2004
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Alhaji Abubakari Sumani

Tamale North 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. Tamale North is located in the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2004 Constituency created
2004 Alhaji Abubakari Sumani National Democratic Congress

Elections

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Tamale South
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Alhaji Abubakari Sumani 31,127 56.7 -16.5
Independent Alhassan Dahamani 11,254 20.5 20.2
New Patriotic Party Abdel-Mejeed Haroun 11,170 20.4 0.3
Convention People's Party Abu Alhassan Nyabto 610 1.1 -2.8
People's National Convention Emelia Afua Awuni 505 0.9 -1.6
Democratic People's Party Salifu Anass 204 0.4 —
Majority 19,873 36.2 -16.9
Turnout
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Tamale South
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Alhaji Abubakari Sumani 37,854 73.2 —
New Patriotic Party Haroun Abdel-Majeed 10,418 20.1 —
Convention People's Party Basharu Alhassan Daballi 1,993 3.9 —
People's National Convention Emelia Afua Awuni 1,307 2.5 —
Independent Issah Ahamed 154 0.3 —
Majority 27,436 53.1 —
Turnout 52,507 87.9 —

See also

References

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