Wa West (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Wa West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Wa West District
Region Upper West Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Peter Lanchene Toobu

Wa West 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. Peter Lanchene Toobu is the member of parliament for the constituency. [1] Wa West is located in the Wa West district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

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

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230. [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2004 Joseph Yieleh Chireh National Democratic Congress
2020 Peter Lanchene Toobu [3] National Democratic Congress
2024 Peter Lanchene Toobu National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wa West
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Joseph Yieleh Chireh10,46850.0—
Independent Edward B. Yirimanbo IND5,54126.5—
New Patriotic Party Dari Daniel Kuusongno4,45521.3—
People's National Convention Iddrisu Ibrahim2431.2—
Convention People's Party Zoyaari John2411.2—
Democratic People's Party Kanda Al-Hassan00.0—
Majority 4,92723.5—
Turnout ———

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Upper West Region - 2024 Results". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
  2. ↑ "Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana and Friedrich Ebert Foundation. November 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  3. ↑ "Burning 'galamsey' equipment against the law – Toobu". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-05-29.

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