Tamale Central (Ghana parliament constituency)

Tamale Central
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Tamale Metropolitan District
Region	Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed

Tamale Central 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. Tamale Central is located in the Tamale Metropolitan district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004. ^[1]

At the by-election held on 4 April 2006, Alhassan Fuseini Inusah of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won with a majority of 17502. ^[2] This followed the resignation of Alhassan Wayo Seini (NDC), who resigned to join the New Patriotic Party but lost the resultant by-election.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

First elected	Member	Party
2004	Constituency created
2004	Alhassan Wayo Seini	National Democratic Congress
2006	Alhassan Fuseini Inusah	National Democratic Congress
2020	Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed	National Democratic Congress

Elections

Though Alhassan Wayo Seini had left the NDC to join the New Patriotic Party, he stood for the by-election as an independent candidate.

Election results

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central constituency during the 2020 Ghanaian general election. ^{[3] [4]}

2020 Ghanaian general election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed	41,196	54.09	—
	New Patriotic Party	Ibrahim Anyars Imoro	33,627	44.08	—
	People's National Convention	Mubarik Abdul Karim	179	0.2	—
Majority			41,196	54.09	—

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central constituency in the 2016 Ghanaian general election. ^[5]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Inusah Fuseini	38,531	59.81	—
	New Patriotic Party	Ibrahim Anyars Imoro	25,230	39.17	—
	Progressive People's Party	Baba Alhassan	310	0.48	—
	Convention People's Party	Abubakari Abdulai Madugu	221	0.34	—
	People's National Convention	Salifu Iddrisu	126	0.20	—
Majority			38,531	59.81	—

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election. ^[6]

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Inusah Fuseini	39,545	59.67	—
	New Patriotic Party	Iddrisu Musah	23,761	35.85	—
	IND	Aminu Ibrahim	1,090	1.64	—
	Progressive People's Party	Adam Mariama	630	0.95	—
	IND	Mahama Seth Sayibu	541	0.82	—
	Convention People's Party	Haruna Hamza Kaasankomi	349	0.53	—
	People's National Convention	Salifu Iddrisu	204	0.31	—
	NDP	Abdulai Rashas Mamduhu	117	0.18	—
Majority			39,545	59.67	—

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central in the 2008 Ghanaian general election. ^[7]

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Inusah Fuseini	40,625	66.13	—
	New Patriotic Party	Mohammed Amin Adam	19,483	31.71	—
	Convention People's Party	Abu Ismail	918	1.49	—
	DFP	Ibrahim K. Abdul Rahaman	408	0.66	—
	Democratic People's Party	Ivy Amedior	0	0.00	—
	People's National Convention	Baby Mladi	0	0.00	—
	RPD	Emmanuel Mensah	0	0.00	—
Majority			40,625	66.13	—

The table below shows the results for Tamale Central constituency 2006 by- election. ^[8]

Tamale Central by-election, 2006
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Alhassan Fuseini Inusah	29,081	68.3	+10.1
	Independent #	Alhassan Wayo Seini	11,579	27.2	(−13.0)#
	Convention People's Party	Basharu Alhassan Daballi	1,365	3.2	+2.7
	Independent	Ahmed Abdul-Rahim	416	0.9	—
	Democratic People's Party	Rita Adams Rukaya	157	0.3	—
Majority			17,502	41.1	+23.1
Turnout

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Alhassan Wayo Seini	35,635	58.2	—
	New Patriotic Party	Mohammed Amin Adam	24614	40.2	—
	People's National Convention	Iddrisu Andani U-Azu	693	1.1	—
	Convention People's Party	Dr Adam Gamel Nasser	329	0.5	—
Majority			11,021	18.0	—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

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2. "Minister commends Tamale Central electorate for peaceful election". Politics of Wednesday, 5 April 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
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5. FM, Peace. "Tamale Central Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
6. "Parliamentary Results - Tamale CentralConstituency". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
7. FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Tamale Central Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
8. "Six to contest Tamale Central by-election". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2024-01-10.