| Binduri | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Binduri |
| Region | Upper East Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2020 |
| Party | New Patriotic Party, NPP |
| MP | Abdulai Abanga |
Binduri is a constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one member of parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. Binduri was part of in the Bawku Municipal District of the Upper East Region of Ghana but has since June 2012 become a full district.
Binduri shares boundaries with Garu Tempane district to the east and south, Bawku municipality to the north and Bawku West district to the west in the Upper East region of Ghana.
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Fortunate Atubiga | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Achidago B. Akugri | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | Mark Anthony Awuni | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Stephen Yakubu | New Patriotic Party |
| 2012 | Ben Azure Noah | National Democratic Congress |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Stephen Yakubu | 9,103 | 50.8 | ||
| National Democratic Congress | Mark Anthony Awini | 8,357 | 46.6 | ||
| People's National Convention | Azure Cyrian Ayendago | 292 | 1.6 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Barichie T. Yakubu | 103 | 0.6 | ||
| Democratic Freedom Party | Elias Ayeebo | 75 | 0.4 | ||
| Democratic People's Party | Ndezure Peter | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Majority | — | ||||
| Turnout | — | ||||
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