Tamale Central (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Tamale Central | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Tamale Metropolitan District |
| Region | Northern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Alhassan Fuseini Inusah |
Tamale Central 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 Central is located in the Tamale Metropolitan district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.
At the by-election held on 4 April 2006, Alhassan Fuseini Inusah of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won with a majority of 17502.[1] This followed the resignation of Alhassan Wayo Seini (NDC), who resigned to join the New Patriotic Party but lost the resultant by-election.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Constituency created | |
| 2004 | Alhassan Wayo Seini | National Democratic Congress |
| 2006 | Alhassan Fuseini Inusah | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Alhassan Fuseini Inusah | 29,081 | 68.3 | +10.1 | |
| Independent# | Alhassan Wayo Seini | 11,579 | 27.2 | (−13.0)# | |
| Convention People's Party | Basharu Alhassan Daballi | 1,365 | 3.2 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Ahmed Abdul-Rahim | 416 | 0.9 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Rita Adams Rukaya | 157 | 0.3 | — | |
| Majority | 17,502 | 41.1 | +23.1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Though Alhassan Wayo Seini had left the NDC to join the New Patriotic Party, he stood for the by-election as an independent candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Alhassan Wayo Seini | 35,635 | 58.2 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Adam Mohammed Amin | 24614 | 40.2 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Iddrisu Andani U-Azu | 693 | 1.1 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Dr Adam Gamel Nasser | 329 | 0.5 | — | |
| Majority | 11,021 | 18.0 | — | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Minister commends Tamale Central electorate for peaceful election". Politics of Wednesday, 5 April 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-05-16.