| Jirapa | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
  | |
| District | Jirapa/Lambussie District |
| Region | Upper West Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Francis Bawaana Dakurah |
Jirapa 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. Jirapa is located in the Jirapa/Lambussie District of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
The seat is located entirely within the jirapa district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Issah Alhassan | National Convention Party |
| 1996 | Francis Gyafiiry Korbieh | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Edward Salia | National Democratic Congress |
| 2009 | Francis Bawaana Dakurah [1] | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | Paul Derigubaa [2] | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Francis Bawaana Dakurah | National Democratic Congress |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Derigubaa | 12,902 | 48.39 | ||
| National Democratic Congress | Francis Bawaana Dakura | 11,172 | 41.9 | -37.2 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Edward Abu-baka Dombo | 8.12 | 0.8 | -19.3 | |
| People's National Convention | Fati A. Sadu | 139 | 0.52 | ||
| Democratic People's Party | Angsiema Joycelyn | 104 | 0.39 | -0.41 | |
| National Democratic Party | Callistus Doodaa Tang | 92 | 0.35 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Muonaa Elizabeth | 87 | 0.33 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 26,661 | ||||
7 April 2009 - Edward Salia NDC died after a period of illness necessitating the by-election. [3] Dr. Francis Bawaana Dakurah of the NDC won the seat with a majority of 9,337 (59.0%) beating the NPP candidate and immediate past District Chief Executive, Justin Bayelah Dakurah to second place. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Francis Bawaana Dakurah | 12,518 | 79.1 | 14.6 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Justin Bayelah Dakurah | 3,181 | 20.1 | -12.9 | |
| Democratic People's Party | Joycelin Ansiena | 127 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 9,337 | 50.0 | 18.5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Edward Kojo Salia | 12,700 | 64.5 | -10.8 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Justin Bayelah Dakorah | 6,484 | 33.0 | 12.3 | |
| People's National Convention | Abu Arthur | 292 | 1.5 | -0.8 | |
| Convention People's Party | Muonaah Elizabeth | 102 | 0.5 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Angsiema Joycelyn | 98 | 0.5 | — | |
| Majority | 6,216 | 31.5 | -23.1 | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Edward Kojo Salia | 15,580 | 75.3 | -12.6 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Winifred A. Dy-Yakah | 4,280 | 20.7 | 15.9 | |
| People's National Convention | James Amare | 483 | 2.3 | — | |
| Independent | Nuah Bibiana | 354 | 1.7 | — | |
| Majority | 11,300 | 54.6 | -25.9 | ||
| Turnout | 21,452 | 73.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Edward Kojo Salia | 16,446 | 87.9 | 2.2 | |
| National Reform Party | Safiatu Badiu | 1,380 | 7.4 | -0.3 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Timothy Taafaale Dombo | 891 | 4.8 | — | |
| Majority | 15,066 | 80.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Francis Gyafiiry Korbieh | 17,555 | 85.7 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Kumbal Columbus Tikure | 1,582 | 7.7 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Michael Zu | 1,342 | 6.6 | — | |
| Majority | 15,973 | 78.0 | — | ||
| Turnout | 21,214 | 72.1 | 42.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Convention Party | Issah Alhassan | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 9,716 | 29.4 | |||
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