Wa Central (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Wa Central
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Wa Municipal District
Region Upper West Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo

Wa 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. Wa Central is located in the Wa Municipal district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

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Boundaries

The seat is located within the Wa Municipal District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. To the south is the Northern Region, to the east the Wa East District and to the west, the Wa West District. The Nadowli District liest to the north.

History

The constituency was changed in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana by carving the Wa West constituency out of it. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Mumuni Abudu Seidu National Democratic Congress
2004 Abdul-Rashid Hassan PelpuoNational Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wa Central
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo25,42857.8
New Patriotic Party Eledi Clement N.Lugri17,30939.3
People's National Convention Edward Amadu Mumuni8061.8
Convention People's Party Issakaque Suleman3910.9
Democratic People's Party Sala Seidu580.1
Independent Ibrahim Yusif00.0
Majority7,87118.5
Turnout

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References

  1. "Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana and Friedrich Ebert Foundation. November 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-08.