Talensi (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Talensi
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Talensi-Nabdam District
Region Upper East Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Daniel Dung Mahama

Talensi 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. Daniel Dung Mahama is the member of parliament for the constituency. [1] Talensi is located in the Talensi-Nabdam district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Talensi-Nabdam District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 John Akologu Tia National Democratic Congress
2012 Robert Nachinab Doameng National Patriotic Party
2015 Benson Tongo BabaNational Democratic Congress

Elections

Following Robert Nachinab Doameng (NPP) becoming the Paramount Chief of Tongo, a by-election was held resulting in Benson Tongo Baba of the NDC being elected MP for Talensi with a margin of 3521. [2]

Talensi by-election, 2015
Source: Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Benson Tongo Baba10,36642.31+9.09
New Patriotic Party Thomas Pearson Duanab Wuni6,84527.94−13.52
People's National Convention Michael Namalteng Wombeogo6,83627.9+4.51
Progressive People's Party Joseph Toatoba2140.87−0.05
New Vision Party James Mambora Doubil93
Ghana Freedom PartyPhilip Bameezina Yaro58
United Progressive PartyIsaac Kungasore49
Independent People's Party Dennis Atiah Tambil38
Majority 3,52114.37
Turnout 24,499
2012 Ghanaian general election
Source: Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Robert Nachinab Doameng11,38041.46
National Democratic Congress John Akologu Tia9,11933.22
People's National Convention Michael Wombeogo6,42023.39
Convention People's Party Ramson Yinbil Dabitzaaya2781.01
Progressive People's Party Mogre Dominic2530.92
Majority 2,2618.24
Turnout 27,450
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Talensi
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress John Akologu Tia9,54844.2
New Patriotic Party Bisnab Sebastian Tibil7,49634.7
People's National Convention Michael Wombeogo4,39420.4
Democratic Freedom Party Grace Akua Yinmadug1480.7
Majority 1,0529.5
Turnout

See also

References

  1. "Upper East Region - 2024 Results". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  2. "B.T. BABA: I am going to hit the ground running". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 8 July 2015.