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Gushegu (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Gushiegu
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictGushegu District
RegionNorthern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPZiblim Iddi

Gushiegu is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. The constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. Gushiegu is located in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

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First elected Member Party
Gushegu
1965 Sulemana Ibun Iddrissu Convention People's Party
1969 Seth Adam Ziblim National Alliance of Liberals
1979 Abdulai Al-Hassan Popular Front Party
Third Republic (Gushegu - Karaga)
1979 Issahaku Mahama National Democratic Congress
Fourth Republic (Gushegu - Karaga)
1992 Issahaku Mahama National Democratic Congress
1996 Iddrisu Huudu National Democratic Congress
Gushegu
2004 Rita Tani Iddi New Patriotic Party
2008 Thomas Kwesi Nasah National Democratic Congress
2016 Ziblim Iddi New Patriotic Party
2020 Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana New Patriotic Party

Elections

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The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Gushegu constituency during the 2000 Ghanaian general election.[1]

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Gushegu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Iddrisu Huudu 18,524 50.90
New Patriotic Party Rita Tani Iddi 12,686 34.80
Convention People's Party Alhassan Musah Yahaya 3, 181 8.70
People's National Convention Moli Majeed 1,537 4.20
NRP Hamidu S. Imoru 279 0.80
UGM Tahidu Mahamudu 220 0.60
Majority 18,524 50.90

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Gushegu constituency in the 2004 Ghanaian general election.[2]

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Gushegu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party National Democratic Congress Rita Tani Iddi 14,643 52.80
National Democratic Congress Iddrisu Hudu 13,108 47.20
Majority 14,648 52.80

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Gushegu constituency during the 2008 Ghanaian general election.[3]

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Gushegu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Thomas Kwesi Nasah 14,732 50.32
New Patriotic Party Rita Tani Iddi 14,035 47.94
People's National Convention Dang- yi 194 0.66
DFP Abukari Amadu 135 0.46
Convention People's Party Abdulai Alhassan 131 0.45
Democratic People's Party Iddrisu A. Rashid 51 0.17
Majority 14,732 50.32

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Gushegu constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election.[4]

2012 Ghanaian general election: Gushegu
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Thomas Kwesi Nasah 18,776 49.94
New Patriotic Party Rita Tani Iddi 18,439 49.05
UFP Manyiman Iddrisu 259 0.69
Progressive People's Party Mahama Baba 122 0.32
Majority 18,776 49.94
2016 Ghanaian general election: Gushegu[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Ziblim Iddi 22,529 54.22
National Democratic Congress Thomas Kwesi Nasah 18,479 44.47
Progressive People's Party Alhassan Abass 316 0.76
Convention People's Party Issah Baba 228 0.55
Majority 4,050 9.75
Turnout
Registered electors
2020 Ghanaian general election: Gushegu[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana 30,401 52.01 −2.21
National Democratic Congress Mohammed Yussif Malimali 28,055 47.99 +3.52
Majority 2,346 4.02 −5.73
Turnout
Registered electors

See also

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References

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  1. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Gushiegu / Karaga Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  2. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Gusheigu Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Gusheigu Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  4. ^ FM, Peace. "Gusheigu Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  5. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Gushiegu". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Gushiegu". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.