Pusiga (Ghana parliament constituency)

Pusiga
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Bawku Municipal District
Region	Upper East Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Hajia Yamba Lardi

Pusiga 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. Pusiga is located in the Bawku Municipal District of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Pusiga is part of the northern part of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Bawku Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

History

This is one of the new constituencies created by the Electoral Commission of Ghana prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary and presidential elections in 2004.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
2004	Simon Atingban Akunye	National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Pusiga
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Simon Atingban Akunye	8,803	52.8
	New Patriotic Party	Mohammed Imoro Asoko	6,021	36.1
	Convention People's Party	Abugbila Daniel	1,469	8.8
	People's National Convention	Azongo Peter Tasiri PNC 391 2.3	391	2.3
Majority			2,882	16.7
Turnout					—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies