Pusiga (Ghana parliament constituency)
Pusiga | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | Bawku Municipal District |
Region | Upper East Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2004 |
Party | National Democratic Congress |
MP | Simon Atingban Akunye |
Pusiga 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. Pusiga is located in the Bawku Municipal district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
Contents
1 Boundaries
2 History
3 Members of Parliament
4 Elections
5 See also
6 References
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Bawku Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
History
This is one of the new constituencies created by the Electoral Commission of Ghana prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary and presidential elections in 2004.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party |
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2004 | Simon Atingban Akunye | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National Democratic Congress | Simon Atingban Akunye | 8,803 | 52.8 | ||
New Patriotic Party | Mohammed Imoro Asoko | 6,021 | 36.1 | ||
Convention People's Party | Abugbila Daniel | 1,469 | 8.8 | ||
People's National Convention | Azongo Peter Tasiri PNC 391 2.3 | 391 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 2,882 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | — |
See also
- List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
References