Talensi (Ghana parliament constituency)

Talensi
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Talensi-Nabdam District
Region	Upper East Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2004
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.

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	John Akologu Tia	National Democratic Congress
2012	Robert Nachinab Doameng	National Patriotic Party
2015	Benson Tongo Baba	National 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Benson Tongo Baba	10,366	42.31	+9.09
	New Patriotic Party	Thomas Pearson Duanab Wuni	6,845	27.94	−13.52
	People's National Convention	Michael Namalteng Wombeogo	6,836	27.9	+4.51
	Progressive People's Party	Joseph Toatoba	214	0.87	−0.05
	New Vision Party	James Mambora Doubil	93
	Ghana Freedom Party	Philip Bameezina Yaro	58
	United Progressive Party	Isaac Kungasore	49
	Independent People's Party	Dennis Atiah Tambil	38
Majority			3,521	14.37
Turnout			24,499

2012 Ghanaian general election
Source: Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Patriotic Party	Robert Nachinab Doameng	11,380	41.46
	National Democratic Congress	John Akologu Tia	9,119	33.22
	People's National Convention	Michael Wombeogo	6,420	23.39
	Convention People's Party	Ramson Yinbil Dabitzaaya	278	1.01
	Progressive People's Party	Mogre Dominic	253	0.92
Majority			2,261	8.24
Turnout			27,450

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Talensi
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	John Akologu Tia	9,548	44.2
	New Patriotic Party	Bisnab Sebastian Tibil	7,496	34.7
	People's National Convention	Michael Wombeogo	4,394	20.4
	Democratic Freedom Party	Grace Akua Yinmadug	148	0.7
Majority			1,052	9.5
Turnout					—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

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.