Karaga (Ghana parliament constituency)

Karaga 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. Karaga is located in the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Karaga
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictKaraga District
RegionNorthern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPMohammed Amin Adam

History

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This was one of the many constituencies created prior to the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections.[1]

Boundaries

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The seat is located entirely within the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
2004 Iddrisu Dawuda National Democratic Congress
2008 Iddrisu Dawuda National Democratic Congress
2012 Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa National Democratic Congress
2016 Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa National Democratic Congress
2020 Mohammed Amin Adam New Patriotic Party

Elections

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2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Iddrisu Dawuda 14,868 64.5
New Patriotic Party Osman Issah Abukari 8,192 35.5
Majority 6,676 29.0
Turnout 23,917 90.7
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Iddrisu Dawuda 13,361 56.2 −8.3
New Patriotic Party Baba Wahab 9,783 41.1 +5.6
People's National Convention Mohammed Tong Doo 301 1.3
Democratic Freedom Party Haruna Abukari 264 1.1
Convention People's Party Adam Abubakari Mohammed 86 0.4
Democratic People's Party Adam Yussifu 0 0.0
Majority 3,578 35.1 +6.1
Turnout

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Karaga constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election.[2]

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa 15,648 51.20
New Patriotic Party Baba Wahab 13,107 42.88
IND Abdulai Mohammed Sandow 1, 514 4.95
Progressive People's Party Fuseini Ziblim Yakubu(Agyekum) 177 0.58
People's National Convention Adam Yussif 119 0.39
Majority 15,648 51.20

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Karaga constituency during the 2016 Ghanaian general election.[3]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa 15,820 48.97
New Patriotic Party Sulemana Ibn Sa-eed 10,798 33.43
Progressive People's Party Mohammed Alhassan Somuah 5, 405 16.73
Convention People's Party Osman Adam Iddrisu 160 0.50
People's National Convention Alhassan Abdul Ganiu 120 0.37
Majority 15, 820 48.97

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Karaga constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.[4][5][6]


2020 Ghanaian general election: Karaga
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Amin Adam 28,335 59.00
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa 19,690 41.00
Majority 28,335 59.00

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections 2004 - Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana and Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  2. ^ FM, Peace. "Karaga Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ FM, Peace. "Karaga Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  4. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Karaga Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  5. ^ "Karaga – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  6. ^ "Presidential Results for Karaga". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.