Yendi (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Yendi
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Yendi Municipal District
Region Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party New Patriotic Party
MP Farouk Aliu Mahama [1]

Yendi 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. It is located in the Northern Region of Ghana. Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu represent the constituency in the 5th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana . He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 617 votes more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP. [2] He succeeded Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu who had represented the constituency in the 4th Republican parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

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Note: That the current mp for the Yendi Constituency in the 8th Parliament of Ghana is the Honourable Farouk U. Aliu Mahama of the New Patriotic Party, as @ 7 January 2021.

Members of Parliament

First electedMemberParty
Created 1992
1996 Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu New Patriotic Party
2000 Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu New Patriotic Party
2004 Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu New Patriotic Party
2008 Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2012 Mohammad Habibu Tijani New Patriotic Party
2016 Mohammad Habibu Tijani New Patriotic Party
2020 Farouk Aliu Mahama New Patriotic Party

Elections

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency during the 1996 Ghanaian general election. [3]

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Alhaji Malik Al- Hassan Yakubu13,74347.60—
National Democratic Congress Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu 7,10724.60—
People's National Convention Nalari Nyoja John2, 1507.50—
Majority13, 74347.60—

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency in the 2000 Ghanaian general election. [4]

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu 10,62047.70—
National Democratic Congress Issah A. Bukari8,52838.30—
Convention People's Party Issifu Sumani2,49011.20—
NRPMohammed A.Y Nambili4091.80—
People's National Convention Mohammed A.D Nasser1650.70—
UGMAbdulai Bawa520.20—
Majority10,62047.70—

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency during the 2004 Ghanaian general election. [5]

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu 15,30253.50—
National Democratic Congress Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu 10,77937.70—
People's National Convention Nalari Nyoja John2, 5008.70—
INDZuututugri Mubarak Abdallah000.00—
Majority15,30253.50—

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency during the 2008 Ghanaian general election. [6]

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu 10,83149.08—
New Patriotic Party Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu 10,21446.29—
DFPAlhassan Sulemana Danladi7483.39—
Convention People's Party Amadu Abukari1560.71—
People's National Convention Salifu Umar Wuninmi1180.53—
INDAbukari M. Mahamud00.00—
INDZuututugri Mubarak Abdallah00.00—
Majority10,83149.08—

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election. [7] [8]

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Mohammad Habibu Tijani 22,96146.75—
National Democratic Congress Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu 14,22828.97—
INDAbdul Rahaman M Mawong Gbande5, 95012.11—
INDAbukari Mohammed Mahamoud5, 58211.37—
Progressive People's Party M A Yussif Nambili2860.58—
INDShani Mohammed Kamil1060.22—
Majority22,96146.97—

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency during the 2016 Ghanaian general election. [9]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Mohammad Habibu Tijani 27,15852.18—
National Democratic Congress Yahaya Hamza Alikali23,96446.04—
Progressive People's Party Wumbei Ugan7371.42—
People's National Convention Andani Abdul Latif1860.36—
Majority27,15852.18—

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. [10] [11] [12]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Farouk Aliu Mahama 40,62462.14—
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Abdul Fataw24,75537.86—
Majority40, 62462.14—

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  4. ↑ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Yendi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ↑ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Yendi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  6. ↑ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Yendi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
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