Karaga (Ghana parliament constituency)
Karaga 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. Karaga is located in the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
| Karaga | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Karaga District |
| Region | Northern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Iddrisu Dawuda |
History
This was one of the many constituencies created prior to the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections.[1]
Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Iddrisu Dawuda | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Iddrisu Dawuda | 13,361 | 56.2 | -8.3 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Baba Wahab | 9,783 | 41.1 | +5.6 | |
| People's National Convention | Mohammed Tong Doo | 301 | 1.3 | — | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Haruna Abukari | 264 | 1.1 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Adam Abubakari Mohammed | 86 | 0.4 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Adam Yussifu | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Majority | 3,578 | 35.1 | +6.1 | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Iddrisu Dawuda | 14,868 | 64.5 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Osman Issah Abukari | 8,192 | 35.5 | — | |
| Majority | 6,676 | 29.0 | — | ||
| Turnout | 23,917 | 90.7 | — | ||
References
- "Elections 2004 - Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana and Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
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