Tamale North (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Tamale North | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Tamale Municipal District |
| Region | Northern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Alhaji Abubakari Sumani |
Tamale North 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. Tamale North is located in the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.
Boundaries[edit]
The seat is located within the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Constituency created | |
| 2004 | Alhaji Abubakari Sumani | National Democratic Congress |
Elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Alhaji Abubakari Sumani | 31,127 | 56.7 | -16.5 | |
| Independent | Alhassan Dahamani | 11,254 | 20.5 | 20.2 | |
| New Patriotic Party | Abdel-Mejeed Haroun | 11,170 | 20.4 | 0.3 | |
| Convention People's Party | Abu Alhassan Nyabto | 610 | 1.1 | -2.8 | |
| People's National Convention | Emelia Afua Awuni | 505 | 0.9 | -1.6 | |
| Democratic People's Party | Salifu Anass | 204 | 0.4 | — | |
| Majority | 19,873 | 36.2 | -16.9 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Alhaji Abubakari Sumani | 37,854 | 73.2 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Haroun Abdel-Majeed | 10,418 | 20.1 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Basharu Alhassan Daballi | 1,993 | 3.9 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Emelia Afua Awuni | 1,307 | 2.5 | — | |
| Independent | Issah Ahamed | 154 | 0.3 | — | |
| Majority | 27,436 | 53.1 | — | ||
| Turnout | 52,507 | 87.9 | — | ||
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