Karaga (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Karaga
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Karaga District
Region Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Mohammed Amin Adam

Karaga 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. Karaga is located in the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

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History

This was one of the many constituencies created prior to the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections. [1]

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2004 Iddrisu Dawuda National Democratic Congress
2008 Iddrisu Dawuda National Democratic Congress
2012 Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa National Democratic Congress
2016 Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa National Democratic Congress
2020 Mohammed Amin Adam New Patriotic Party

Elections


2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Iddrisu Dawuda14,86864.5
New Patriotic Party Osman Issah Abukari8,19235.5
Majority6,67629.0
Turnout 23,91790.7
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Iddrisu Dawuda13,36156.2-8.3
New Patriotic Party Baba Wahab9,78341.1+5.6
People's National Convention Mohammed Tong Doo3011.3
Democratic Freedom Party Haruna Abukari2641.1
Convention People's Party Adam Abubakari Mohammed860.4
Democratic People's Party Adam Yussifu00.0
Majority3,57835.1+6.1
Turnout

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Karaga constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election. [2]

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa 15,64851.20
New Patriotic Party Baba Wahab13,10742.88
INDAbdulai Mohammed Sandow1, 5144.95
Progressive People's Party Fuseini Ziblim Yakubu(Agyekum)1770.58
People's National Convention Adam Yussif1190.39
Majority15,64851.20

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Karaga constituency during the 2016 Ghanaian general election. [3]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa 15,82048.97
New Patriotic Party Sulemana Ibn Sa-eed10,79833.43
Progressive People's Party Mohammed Alhassan Somuah5, 40516.73
Convention People's Party Osman Adam Iddrisu1600.50
People's National Convention Alhassan Abdul Ganiu1200.37
Majority15, 82048.97

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Karaga constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. [4] [5] [6]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Karaga
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Amin Adam 28,33559.00
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa 19,69041.00
Majority28,33559.00

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References

  1. "Elections 2004 - Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana and Friedrich Ebert Foundation . Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  2. FM, Peace. "Karaga Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. FM, Peace. "Karaga Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  4. FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Karaga Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  5. "Karaga – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report" . Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  6. "Presidential Results for Karaga". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.