Tamale Central (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Tamale Central
Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPAlhassan Fuseini Inusah

Tamale Central is one of the

Northern Region of Ghana
.

This seat was created prior to the

At the by-election held on 4 April 2006, Alhassan Fuseini Inusah of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won with a majority of 17502.[2] 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
2008
Inusah Fuseini National Democratic Congress
2012 Inusah Fuseini National Democratic Congress
2016 Inusah Fuseini National Democratic Congress
2020 Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed National Democratic Congress


Elections

Though Alhassan Wayo Seini had left the NDC to join the New Patriotic Party, he stood for the by-election as an independent candidate.

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
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

The table below shows the results for Tamale Central constituency 2006 by- election.[3]

Tamale Central by-election, 2006
Source:Ghana Home Page
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

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central in the 2008 Ghanaian general election.[4]

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Inusah Fuseini 40,625 66.13
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Amin Adam 19,483 31.71
Convention People's Party Abu Ismail 918 1.49
DFP Ibrahim K. Abdul Rahaman 408 0.66
Democratic People's Party Ivy Amedior 0 0.00
People's National Convention Baby Mladi 0 0.00
RPD Emmanuel Mensah 0 0.00
Majority 40,625 66.13

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election.[5]

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Inusah Fuseini 39,545 59.67
New Patriotic Party Iddrisu Musah 23,761 35.85
IND Aminu Ibrahim 1,090 1.64
Progressive People's Party Adam Mariama 630 0.95
IND Mahama Seth Sayibu 541 0.82
Convention People's Party Haruna Hamza Kaasankomi 349 0.53
People's National Convention Salifu Iddrisu 204 0.31
NDP Abdulai Rashas Mamduhu 117 0.18
Majority 39,545 59.67

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central constituency in the 2016 Ghanaian general election.[6]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Inusah Fuseini 38,531 59.81
New Patriotic Party Ibrahim Anyars Imoro 25,230 39.17
Progressive People's Party Baba Alhassan 310 0.48
Convention People's Party Abubakari Abdulai Madugu 221 0.34
People's National Convention Salifu Iddrisu 126 0.20
Majority 38,531 59.81

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central constituency during the 2020 Ghanaian general election.[7][8]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed 41,196 54.09
New Patriotic Party Ibrahim Anyars Imoro 33,627 44.08
People's National Convention Mubarik Abdul Karim 179 0.2
Majority 41,196 54.09

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tamale Central – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. ^ "Minister commends Tamale Central electorate for peaceful election". Politics of Wednesday, 5 April 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  3. ^ "Six to contest Tamale Central by-election". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Tamale Central Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ^ "Parliamentary Results - Tamale CentralConstituency". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. ^ FM, Peace. "Tamale Central Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  7. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Tamale Central Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  8. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Tamale Central". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.