Binduri (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Binduri
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Binduri District
Region Upper East Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Ben Azure Noah

Binduri 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. 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.

Parliament of Ghana parliament in Ghana since 1950

The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Government of Ghana.

Bawku Municipal District Municipal in Upper East Region

The Bawku Municipality with its administrative capital located at Bawku is one of the 13 MMDAs in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The Municipality was upgraded from the then Bawku District Assembly, through the Local Government (Establishment) Instrument, 1989 .The population of Bawku Municipal, according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, is 98,538 representing 9.4 percent of the Upper East region‟s total population. Males constitute 48.0 percent and females represent 52.0 percent. 36.4 percent of the population is rural and 63.6 percent is urban. It shares boundaries with Pusiga District to the North, Binduri District to the South, Garu-Tempane District to the East and Bawku West to the West

Upper East Region Region in Ghana

The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the second smallest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regional capital is Bolgatanga, sometimes referred to as Bolga. Other major towns in the region include Navrongo, Paga, Bawku and Zebilla.

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Boundaries

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Fortunate Atubiga National Democratic Congress
2000 Achidago B. AkugriNational Democratic Congress
2004 Mark Anthony AwuniNational Democratic Congress
2008 Stephen Yakubu New Patriotic Party
2012 Ben Azure Noah National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Binduri
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±
New Patriotic Party Stephen Yakubu9,10350.8
National Democratic Congress Mark Anthony Awini8,35746.6
People's National Convention Azure Cyrian Ayendago2921.6
Convention People's Party Barichie T. Yakubu1030.6
Democratic Freedom Party Elias Ayeebo750.4
Democratic People's Party Ndezure Peter00.0
Majority
Turnout

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