Sissala East (Ghana parliament constituency)

Sissala East
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Sissala East Municipal
Region	Upper West Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Mohammed Issah Bataglia

Sissala East 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. Mohammed Issah Bataglia is the member of parliament for the constituency. ^[1] Sissala East is located in the Sissala East Municipal of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Its northern neighbour is Burkina Faso. To the north west is the Sissala West constituency and the Wa East is to the south west. From north to south along the eastern border lie the Chiana-Paga constituency in the Kassena/Nankana District and the Builsa North and Builsa South constituencies in the Builsa District, all within the Upper East Region.

History

In 2004, the Sissala West was carved out of this constituency by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. ^[2] The MPs and results listed here prior to 2004 are for the old Sissala constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Alhaji Amidu Sulemana	National Democratic Congress
2000	Moses Dani Baah	People's National Convention
2008	Alhassan Dubie Halutie	National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Sissala East
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Alhassan Dubie Halutie	7,060	36.9	—
	People's National Convention	Moses Dani Baah PNC	6,843	35.8	—
	New Patriotic Party	Issah Baworun Ahmed	5,226	27.3	—
Majority			217	1.1	—
Turnout			—	—	—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

1. "Upper West Region - 2024 Results". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
2. "Elections 2004: Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Electoral Commission of Ghana. November 2005. p. 13. Retrieved 2009-05-08.