Garu – Tempane (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Garu - Tempane
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Garu-Tempane District
Region Upper East Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created1969
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Anabah Thomas Winsum

Garu - Tempane 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. Anabah Thomas Winsum is the member of parliament for the constituency. [1] Garu - Tempane is located in the Garu-Tempane district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Garu-Tempane District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The constituency was divided to form the Garu and Tempane constituencies respectively in 2012.

Members of Parliament

Kusasi Central
First electedMemberParty
1954
(Gold Coast)		 Jambaidu Awuni Northern People's Party
1956
(1st Ghana parliament)		Jambaidu AwuniNorthern People's Party
Tempane
1965 Bukari Yakubu Convention People's Party
Garu-Tempane
1969 Idana Asigri Progress Party
1979 Dominic A. Akudago People's National Party
1992 Dominic Azimbe Azumah National Democratic Congress
2000 Joseph AkudibillaIndependent
2004 Dominic Azimbe AzumahNational Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Garu - Tempane
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Dominic Azimbe Azumah16,31847.8
New Patriotic Party Samari Alhassan15,56045.9
Convention People's Party Chris Anaba Allem4711.4
People's National Convention Tuyaab Haruna Mintar4451.3
Democratic Freedom Party Dahamani Edward1,2413.6
Majority 1,2716.6
Turnout —

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Upper East Region - 2024 Results". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2025-06-08.

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