Sissala West (Ghana parliament constituency)

Sissala West
Sissala West
constituency ; for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Sissala West District
Region	Upper West Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Amin Amidu Sulemana

Last updated January 30, 2025

Sissala West 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. Sissala West is located in the Sissala West district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. To the north is Burkina Faso. Its western neighbours are the Jirapa, Lambussie and Nadowli East constituencies. The Nadowli East constituency continues round the south and to the east is the Sissala East constituency.

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230. This was done by splitting the previous Sissala constituency into the Sissala East and Sissala West constituencies respectively.^[1]

Members of Parliament

Election

Member

Party

2004

Haruna Bayirga

[[People's National Convention (Ghana)|People's National Convention]

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election

Haruna Bayirga

[[People's National Convention (Ghana)|People's National

2012

Amin Amidu Sulemana

National Democratic Congress

2016 GENERAL ELECTIONS-

New Patriotic Party Patrick Adama AL-HASSAN|} 2020 General Elections Mohammed Adam Sukparu National Democratic Congress 2024 General Elections Mohammed Adam Sukparu National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election:Sissala West
*Source:Ghana Home Page*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's National Convention	Haruna Bayirga	5,950	37.1	—
	National Democratic Congress	Robert Bakah Wavei	5,301	33.1	—
	New Patriotic Party	George Hikah Benson	4,517	28.2	—
	Convention People's Party	J.B. Adunah	197	1.2	—
	Democratic Freedom Party	Ibrahim Lious	57	0.4	—
Majority			649	4.0	—
Turnout			—	—	—

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References

↑ "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.

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[1] "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.

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