Bolgatanga (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Bolgatanga
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Bolgatanga Municipal District
Region Upper East Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Isaac Adongo

Bolgatanga 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. Isaac Adongo is the member of parliament for the constituency. [1] Bolgatanga is located in the Bolgatanga Municipal district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Bolgatanga Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Akake Patrick National Democratic Congress
1996 Simon Anyoa AbingyaNational Democratic Congress
2000 David Apasera People's National Convention
2008 Emmanuel Opam-Brown Akolbire National Democratic Congress
2012 Dominic Akuritinga Ayine National Democratic Congress
2016 Dominic Akuritinga Ayine National Democratic Congress
2020 Dominic Akuritinga Ayine National Democratic Congress
2024 Isaac Adongo National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bolgatanga
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Emmanuel Opam-Brown Akolbire 28,65657.7+23.6
New Patriotic Party Mercy Alima Musah A.10,06320.2−3.3
People's National Convention David Apasera 10,00920.1−18.4
Convention People's Party Evelyn Lamisi Anabila6401.3+0.2
Democratic Freedom Party Anyema Robert Abiiro2290.5
Democratic People's Party Awuni Atiah Solomon970.2−0.5
Majority 18,59237.5
Turnout
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bolgatanga
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
People's National Convention David Apasera 18,94838.6−12.3
National Democratic Congress Emmanuel Opam-Brown Akolbire 16,74334.1+2.1
New Patriotic Party Gheysika Adombire Agambila 11,54723.5+9.2
Independent Amoshie Baba Julius9541.9
Convention People's Party Evelyn Lamisi Anabila5641.1+0.3
Democratic People's Party Awuni Atiah Solomon3450.7
Majority 2,2054.5
Turnout 50,42781.3
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bolgatanga
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
People's National Convention David Apasera 20,45950.9+29.7
National Democratic Congress Simon Anyoa Abingya12,88432.0−37.9
New Patriotic Party Gheysika Adombire Agambila5,77014.3+7.4
National Reform Party Martin R M A Minstapm5111.3
Convention People's Party Emmanuel A Ajusiyah3050.8
United Ghana Movement Baba Mohammed2740.7
Majority
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bolgatanga
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Simon Anyoa Abingya26,81669.9
People's National Convention David Apasera 15,57721.2
New Patriotic Party James Ben Kaba3,8616.9
National Convention Party Amiyinne Francis9562.0
Majority 11,23948.7
Turnout 25,07781.3

See also

References

  1. "Upper East Region - 2024 Results". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.