Jirapa (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Jirapa
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
Ghana Jirapa Constituency.png Ghana-Upper West.png
District Jirapa Municipal
Region Upper West Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Cletus Seidu Dapilah

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 Municipal of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Contents

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the jirapa district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
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 DakurahNational Democratic Congress
2020 Cletus Seidu Dapilah National Democratic Congress

Elections

2012 Ghanaian general election:Jirapa
Source: GhanaWeb
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Derigubaa12,90248.39
National Democratic Congress Francis Bawaana Dakura11,17241.9−37.2
New Patriotic Party Edward Abu-baka Dombo8.120.8−19.3
People's National Convention Fati A. Sadu1390.52
Democratic People's Party Angsiema Joycelyn1040.39−0.41
National Democratic Party Callistus Doodaa Tang920.35
Convention People's Party Muonaa Elizabeth870.33
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]

Jirapa by-election, 2009
Source: Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Francis Bawaana Dakurah12,51879.114.6
New Patriotic Party Justin Bayelah Dakurah3,18120.1−12.9
Democratic People's Party Joycelin Ansiena1270.80.3
Majority 9,33750.018.5
Turnout
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Edward Kojo Salia 12,70064.5−10.8
New Patriotic Party Justin Bayelah Dakorah6,48433.012.3
People's National Convention Abu Arthur2921.5−0.8
Convention People's Party Muonaah Elizabeth1020.5—
Democratic People's Party Angsiema Joycelyn980.5—
Majority 6,21631.5−23.1
Turnout —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Edward Kojo Salia 15,58075.3−12.6
New Patriotic Party Winifred A. Dy-Yakah4,28020.715.9
People's National Convention James Amare4832.3—
Independent Nuah Bibiana3541.7—
Majority 11,30054.6−25.9
Turnout 21,45273.9
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Edward Kojo Salia 16,44687.92.2
National Reform Party Safiatu Badiu1,3807.4−0.3
New Patriotic Party Timothy Taafaale Dombo8914.8—
Majority 15,06680.52.5
Turnout
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Francis Gyafiiry Korbieh17,55585.7—
New Patriotic Party Kumbal Columbus Tikure1,5827.7—
People's National Convention Michael Zu1,3426.6—
Majority 15,97378.0—
Turnout 21,21472.142.7
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Convention Party Issah Alhassan
Majority
Turnout 9,71629.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dakurah elected as MP for Jirapa". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Election 2012: Jirapa". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Edward Salia is dead". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Dakurah elected as MP for Jirapa". General News of Wednesday, 8 April 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-04-19.

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