Tamale Central (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Tamale Central
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Tamale Metropolitan District
Region Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Alhassan Fuseini Inusah

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.

Contents

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

ElectionMemberParty
2004Constituency created
2004 Alhassan Wayo Seini National Democratic Congress
2006 Alhassan Fuseini Inusah National Democratic Congress
2008 Inusah Fuseini National Democratic Congress
2012 Inusah Fuseini National Democratic Congress
2016 Inusah Fuseini 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.

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Wayo Seini 35,63558.2—
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Amin Adam 2461440.2—
People's National Convention Iddrisu Andani U-Azu6931.1—
Convention People's Party Dr Adam Gamel Nasser3290.5—
Majority11,02118.0—

The table below shows the results for Tamale Central constituency 2006 by- election. [3]

Tamale Central by-election, 2006
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Fuseini Inusah 29,08168.3+10.1
Independent # Alhassan Wayo Seini 11,57927.2(-13.0)#
Convention People's Party Basharu Alhassan Daballi1,3653.2+2.7
Independent Ahmed Abdul-Rahim4160.9—
Democratic People's Party Rita Adams Rukaya1570.3—
Majority17,50241.1+23.1
Turnout

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central in the 2008 Ghanaian general election. [4]

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Inusah Fuseini 40,62566.13—
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Amin Adam 19,48331.71—
Convention People's Party Abu Ismail9181.49—
DFPIbrahim K. Abdul Rahaman4080.66—
Democratic People's Party Ivy Amedior00.00—
People's National Convention Baby Mladi00.00—
RPDEmmanuel Mensah00.00—
Majority40,62566.13—

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election. [5]

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Inusah Fuseini 39,54559.67—
New Patriotic Party Iddrisu Musah23,76135.85—
INDAminu Ibrahim1,0901.64—
Progressive People's Party Adam Mariama6300.95—
INDMahama Seth Sayibu5410.82—
Convention People's Party Haruna Hamza Kaasankomi3490.53—
People's National Convention Salifu Iddrisu2040.31—
NDPAbdulai Rashas Mamduhu1170.18—
Majority39,54559.67—

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central constituency in the 2016 Ghanaian general election. [6]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Inusah Fuseini 38,53159.81—
New Patriotic Party Ibrahim Anyars Imoro25,23039.17—
Progressive People's Party Baba Alhassan3100.48—
Convention People's Party Abubakari Abdulai Madugu2210.34—
People's National Convention Salifu Iddrisu1260.20—
Majority38,53159.81—

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale central constituency during the 2020 Ghanaian general election. [7] [8]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Tamale Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed 41,19654.09—
New Patriotic Party Ibrahim Anyars Imoro33,62744.08—
People's National Convention Mubarik Abdul Karim1790.2—
Majority41,19654.09—


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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.
  3. ↑ "Six to contest Tamale Central by-election". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ↑ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Tamale Central Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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  6. ↑ FM, Peace. "Tamale Central Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  7. ↑ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Tamale Central Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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