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 National Democratic Congress
MP Alhassan Abdul Fatawu

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. Alhassan Abdul Fatawu is the member of parliament for the constituency. [1] It is located in the Northern Region of Ghana.

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Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu represented 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. [2] He succeeded Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu who had represented the constituency in parliament from 1997 to 2009 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mohammed Habib Tijani of the New Patriotic Party succeeded Ibun Iddrisu, when he won against him in the 2012 Elections.

The MP for the Yendi Constituency in the 8th Parliament of Ghana was Farouk Aliu Mahama of the New Patriotic Party. He was elected on December 7, 2020, and got sworn into office, a month later on 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—
Majority 13, 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—
Majority 10,62047.70—

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—
Majority 15,30253.50—

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—
Majority 10,83149.08—

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—
Majority 22,96146.97—

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—
Majority 27,15852.18—

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—
Majority 40, 62462.14—

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Region - 2024 Results". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Results Parliamentary Elections".
  3. ↑ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Yendi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  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.
  7. ↑ FM, Peace. "Yendi Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Parliamentary Results - YendiConstituency". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  9. ↑ FM, Peace. "Yendi Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  10. ↑ FM, Peace. "Yendi Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  11. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Yendi". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  12. ↑ "Yendi – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report" . Retrieved 2024-02-24.

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