Garu – Tempane (Ghana parliament constituency)
Garu - Tempane | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
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District | Garu-Tempane District |
Region | Upper East Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1969 |
Party | National Democratic Congress |
MP | Dominic Azimbe Azumah |
Garu - Tempane is one of the
first past the post system of election. Garu - Tempane is located in the Garu-Tempane district of the Upper East Region of Ghana
.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Garu-Tempane District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The constituency was divided to form the Garu and Tempane constituencies respectively in 2012.
Members of Parliament
Kusasi Central | ||
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First elected | Member | Party |
1954 (Gold Coast) |
Jambaidu Awuni | Northern People's Party |
1956 (1st Ghana parliament) |
Jambaidu Awuni | Northern People's Party |
Tempane | ||
1965 | Bukari Yakubu | Convention People's Party |
Garu-Tempane | ||
1969 | Idana Asigri | Progress Party |
1979 | Dominic A. Akudago | People's National Party |
1992 | Dominic Azimbe Azumah | National Democratic Congress |
2000 | Joseph Akudibilla | Independent |
2004 | Dominic Azimbe Azumah | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Dominic Azimbe Azumah | 16,318 | 47.8 | ||
New Patriotic Party | Samari Alhassan | 15,560 | 45.9 | ||
Convention People's Party | Chris Anaba Allem | 471 | 1.4 | ||
People's National Convention | Tuyaab Haruna Mintar | 445 | 1.3 | ||
Democratic Freedom Party | Dahamani Edward | 1,241 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 1,271 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | — |
See also
References