Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo (Ghana parliament constituency)

Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictBunkpurugu-Yunyoo District
RegionNorthern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPDuut Emmanuel Kwame

Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo was one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elected its Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo was located in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo district of the erstwhile Northern Region of Ghana. It was split into the Bunkpurugu and Yunyoo constituencies prior to the 2012 Ghanaian general election.

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1992 Joseph Yaani Labik National Democratic Congress
2000 Namburr Berrick National Democratic Congress
2004 Joseph Yaani Labik Independent
2008 Duut Emmanuel Kwame National Democratic Congress
2012 Constituency split into Bunkpurugu and Yunyoo constituencies

Elections

MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2008: Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Duut Emmanuel Kwame 9,205 28.7 7.4
New Patriotic Party Dubik Mahama Yakubu 6,800 21.2 −1.6
Independent Joseph Labik Yaani 6,395 19.9 −6.6
Independent Joseph Bipuba Naabu 5,875 18.3 —
People's National Convention Dubik Abraham Saman 2,425 7.6 −0.2
Independent Jabon Thomas Lomnan 915 2.9 —
Democratic Freedom Party John B. Bugri 301 0.9 —
Convention People's Party Duut Martin Kombian 162 0.5 −0.9
Majority 2,405 7.5 3.8
Turnout — — —
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joseph Yaani Labik 8,436 26.5 4.4
New Patriotic Party Mahama Yakubu Dubik 7,265 22.8 9.4
National Democratic Congress Namburr Berrick 6,791 21.3 −4.5
Independent Joseph Bipoba Naabu 6,447 20.2 —
People's National Convention Saman A. Dubik 2,480 7.8 −7.2
Convention People's Party Duut Martin Kombian 461 1.4 0.3
Majority 1,171 3.7 0.0
Turnout 33,616 90.5 —
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archive
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Namburr Berrick 7,251 25.8 −54.6
Independent Joseph Yaani Labik 6,206 22.1 —
Independent Elizabeth P Poyari 4,224 15.0 —
People's National Convention James Lamisi Nawang 4,220 15.0 6.4
New Patriotic Party David Dubique Konlaa 3,779 13.4 —
National Reform Party Thomas Akar Gyimah 2,141 7.6 —
Convention People's Party Konmong A Elijah 304 1.1 —
Majority 1,045 3.7 −65.7
Turnout 28,125 —
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joseph Yaani Labik 26,017 80.4 —
People's Convention Party David Dubique Konlaa 3,547 11.0 —
People's National Convention Kombian Banamin 2,785 8.6 —
Majority 22,470 69.4 —
Turnout 33,475 82.2 —
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Joseph Yaani Labik —
Majority —
Turnout —

See also

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