Bimbilla (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Bimbilla
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Nanumba North District
Region [[Northern , Ghana|Northern Region]] of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Dominic Nitiwul

Bimbilla 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. Bimbilla is located in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region of Ghana. [1] Hon. Dominic Nitiwul represent the constituency in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. [2]

Contents

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Mohamed Ibn Chambas National Democratic Congress
1996 George Mpambi Dagmanyi People's National Convention
2000 Mohamed Ibn Chambas National Democratic Congress
2002 Dominc Aduna Bingab Nitiwul New Patriotic Party
2004 Mohammed Ibn Chambas National Democratic Congress
2008 Dominc Aduna Bingab Nitiwul New Patriotic Party
2016 Dominic Nitiwul New Patriotic Party
2020 Dominic Nitiwul New Patriotic Party

Elections

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Bimbilla constituency in the 1996 Ghanaian general election. [3]

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bimbilla
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
People's National Convention George Mpambi Dagmanyi 13,79632.10—
Convention People's Party Aliu Aduna Mahama9,46722.10—
National Democratic Congress Mohammed Ibn Chambas 7,48817.40—
NCPJustice K Grundow4181.00—
Majority13,79632.10—


2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bimbilla
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Mohamed Ibn Chambas 18,61161.2—
New Patriotic Party Mohammed A. Wumbei9,11730.0—
National Reform Party Iddi Aziz Iddisah1,8406.1—
Convention People's Party Kinjas S Sulemana3631.2—
People's National Convention Nakugli Fusheini Mular2780.9—
United Ghana Movement Baba A Fusheini1750.6—
Majority9,49431.2—
Bimbilla by-election, 2002, [note 1] [4]
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Dominc Aduna Bingab Nitiwul16,65862.0+32.0
National Democratic Congress Mohammed Ibn Abass9,03733.6-27.6
People's National Convention Andrew Ngoma6052.3+1.4
Independent Iddi Aziz2691.0—
Democratic People's Party Ibn Aziz Abass (DPP)1540.6—
Great Consolidated Popular Party Abdulai Yusif1440.5—
Majority7,62128.4-2.8
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bimbilla
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Mohammed Ibn Abass19,57751.9+18.3
New Patriotic Party Dominic Bingab Nitiwul15,79141.9-20.1
People's National Convention Andrew Nogma1,5644.1+1.8
Convention People's Party Ibn Aziz Abass7812.1—
Majority3,78610.0-18.4
Turnout 39,79290.0

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Bimbilla constituency in the 2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election. [5]

MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008, [note 1] [4]
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Dominic Nitiwul 27,19561.80—
National Democratic Congress Mohammed Ibn Abass16,00536.37—
Democratic People's Party Mohammed Ibn Illiasu3910.89—
People's National Convention Wahab A Mohammed2920.66—
DFPDavid Beso1230.28—
Majority27,19561.80—

The below table shows the parliamentary results for Bimbilla constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election. [6]

MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2012, [note 1] [4]
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Dominic Nitiwul 30,52158.69—
National Democratic Congress Mohammed Ibn Abass17,03432.75—
Progressive People's Party Iddisah Zaharatu2,1364.11—
INDMohammed Sadick1,9823.81—
Convention People's Party Alhassan Somed Dasana1860.36—
National Democratic Party Abdul Hafiz Imoro960.18—
Progressive People's Party Rashid Abdul Rahaman520.10—
Majority30,52158.69—

The table below shows the parliamentary results for Bimbilla constituency in the 2016 Ghanaian general election. [7]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bimbilla
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Dominic Nitiwul 29,82757.73&mdash
National Democratic Congress Joseph Kwabena Manboah- Rockson17,91834.68&mdash
Progressive People's Party Iddisah Zaharatu2,9055.62&mdash
Convention People's Party Alhassan Somed Dasana1, 0131.96—
Majority29,82757.73&mdash

This table shows the parliamentary election results for Bimbilla constituency in the Northern region during the 2020 Ghanaian general election. [8] [9] [10]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Bimbilla
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Dominic Nitiwul 40,02357.69&mdash
National Democratic Congress Mahamadu Attah Nantogmah27,79640.07&mdash
Progressive People's Party Zakaria Sulemana6630.96&mdash
GUMDaniel Ndagbalan Gmabi5170.75—
Convention People's Party Alhassan Somed Dasana3720.54—
Majority40,02357.69&mdash

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Dominc Aduna Bingab Nitiwul (NPP) won the by-election on 14 March 2002, after Mohamed Ibn Chambas had vacated the seat to take up his new job as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States.

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References

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