Pusiga (Ghana parliament constituency)





























Pusiga

constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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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

2004
Simon Atingban Akunye

National Democratic Congress


Elections


























































Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Pusiga
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


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












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