Tamale South (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Tamale South
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Tamale Municipal District
Region Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Iddrisu Haruna

Tamale South 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 South is located in the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Contents

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.

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Tarred road towards roundabout at the center of Tamale South Constituency showing NDC office on the right

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2004Constituency created
2004 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2008 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2012 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2016 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2020 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress

Elections

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale South
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 39,20472.8—
New Patriotic Party Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris12,11622.5—
Convention People's Party Dr Abubakar Al-Hassan1,9083.5—
People's National Convention Mohammed Adam Nashiru3770.7—
Democratic People's Party Hajia Kande Abukari2510.5—
Majority27,00850.3—

The table below shows Tamale South constituency parliamentary election results for the 2008 Ghanaian general election. [1]

2008 Ghanaian general election: Tamale South
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 44,33278.30—
New Patriotic Party Ibrahim Abdul Kadir11,35620.06—
Convention People's Party Alhaji Fuseini Ibn Alhassan7171.27—
Democratic People's Party Ibrahim Mariam2130.38—
Majority44,33278.30—

The table below shows Tamale South constituency election results for 2012 Ghanaian general election. [2]

2012 Ghanaian general election: Tamale South
Source:.constituency.php?ID=141 Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 53,32074.69—
New Patriotic Party Abdallah Pegu Shamsudeen16,39522.5—
PPPMohammed Abdul Karim8251.15—
People's National Convention Alidu Mohammed Nasirdeen3640.51—
Convention People's Party Abdul Rahman2900.41—
NDPSeidu Umar Farouk1260.18—
Democratic People's Party Ibrahim Mariam720.10—
Majority53,32074.69—

This table shows Tamale South constituency 2016 Ghanaian general election. [3]

2016 Ghanaian general election: Tamale South
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 52,23572.56—
New Patriotic Party Yakubu Yussif18,93226.30—
Convention People's Party Abdul Jalilu Kassim6250.87—
People's National Convention Abdallah Alhassan Goudi1930.27—
Majority52,23572.56—

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale South constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. [4] [5] [6]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Tamale South
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 69,26773.72—
New Patriotic Party Yakubu Yussif23,41724.92—
Convention People's Party Abdul Jalilu Kassim7320.78—
PPPImoro Nabila Sualisu5410.58—
Majority69,26773.72—

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References

  1. ↑ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Tamale South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. ↑ FM, Peace. "Tamale South Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  3. ↑ FM, Peace. "Tamale South Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  4. ↑ FM, Peace. "Tamale South Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Tamale South – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report" . Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  6. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Tamale South". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

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