| Zebilla | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Bawku West District |
| Region | Upper East Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Cletus Apul Avoka |
Zebilla 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. Zebilla is located in the Bawku West district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
The seat is located within the Bawku West District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
| Election | Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Awani Akuguri | Convention People's Party | 1965-1966 |
| 1969 | Ayamba Atia | National Alliance of Liberals | 1969‐1972 |
| 1979 | Agbango G. Akeya | People's National Convention | 1979-1981 |
| 2004 | John Akparibo Ndebugre | People's National Convention | 2004-2008 |
| 2008 | Cletus Apul Avoka | National Democratic Congress | 2008-2016 |
| 2016 | Frank Fuseini Adongo | New Patriotic Party | 2016-2020 |
| 2020 | Cletus Apul Avoka | National Democratic Congress | 2020-date |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Cletus Apul Avoka | 13,074 | 40.6 | ||
| New Patriotic Party | Appiah Moses Abaare | 10,470 | 32.5 | ||
| Independent | John Akparibo Ndebugre | 6,701 | 20.8 | ||
| Independent | Sulley Awanni Agholisi | 1,461 | 4.5 | ||
| Convention People's Party | Azumah Yusif Ndago | 273 | 0.8 | ||
| Democratic People's Party | Atiah Kudugu | 236 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 2,604 | 8.1 | — | ||
| Turnout | — | ||||
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