Tamale South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Tamale South
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictTamale Municipal District
RegionNorthern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPIddrisu Haruna

Tamale South 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 South 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.

Tarred road towards roundabout at the center of Tamale South Constituency showing NDC office on the right

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2004 Constituency created
2004 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2008 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2012 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2016 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2020 Haruna Iddrisu National Democratic Congress

Elections

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tamale South
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 39,204 72.8 —
New Patriotic Party Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris 12,116 22.5 —
Convention People's Party Dr Abubakar Al-Hassan 1,908 3.5 —
People's National Convention Mohammed Adam Nashiru 377 0.7 —
Democratic People's Party Hajia Kande Abukari 251 0.5 —
Majority 27,008 50.3 —

The table below shows Tamale South constituency parliamentary election results for the 2008 Ghanaian general election.[1]

2008 Ghanaian general election: Tamale South
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 44,332 78.30 —
New Patriotic Party Ibrahim Abdul Kadir 11,356 20.06 —
Convention People's Party Alhaji Fuseini Ibn Alhassan 717 1.27 —
Democratic People's Party Ibrahim Mariam 213 0.38 —
Majority 44,332 78.30 —

The table below shows Tamale South constituency election results for 2012 Ghanaian general election.[2]

2012 Ghanaian general election: Tamale South
Source:.constituency.php?ID=141 Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 53,320 74.69 —
New Patriotic Party Abdallah Pegu Shamsudeen 16,395 22.5 —
PPP Mohammed Abdul Karim 825 1.15 —
People's National Convention Alidu Mohammed Nasirdeen 364 0.51 —
Convention People's Party Abdul Rahman 290 0.41 —
NDP Seidu Umar Farouk 126 0.18 —
Democratic People's Party Ibrahim Mariam 72 0.10 —
Majority 53,320 74.69 —

This table shows Tamale South constituency 2016 Ghanaian general election.[3]

2016 Ghanaian general election: Tamale South
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 52,235 72.56 —
New Patriotic Party Yakubu Yussif 18,932 26.30 —
Convention People's Party Abdul Jalilu Kassim 625 0.87 —
People's National Convention Abdallah Alhassan Goudi 193 0.27 —
Majority 52,235 72.56 —

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale South constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.[4][5][6]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Tamale South
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Haruna Iddrisu 69,267 73.72 —
New Patriotic Party Yakubu Yussif 23,417 24.92 —
Convention People's Party Abdul Jalilu Kassim 732 0.78 —
PPP Imoro Nabila Sualisu 541 0.58 —
Majority 69,267 73.72 —

See also

References

  1. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Tamale South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. ^ FM, Peace. "Tamale South Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  3. ^ FM, Peace. "Tamale South Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  4. ^ FM, Peace. "Tamale South Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  5. ^ "Tamale South – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  6. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Tamale South". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-12-03.