Mion (Ghana parliament constituency)

Mion
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictMion District
RegionNorthern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPAbdul-Aziz Ayaba Musah[1]

Mion 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. It is located in the Northern Region of Ghana. Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu represent the constituency in the 4th, 5th and sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 85 votes more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP.[2] He had also represented the constituency in the 4th Republican parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Members of Parliament

First elected Member Party
Created 1992
1996 Alabira Ibrahim Convention People's Party
2000 Adams Ebenezer Mahama National Democratic Congress
2004 Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu National Democratic Congress
2008 Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu National Democratic Congress
2012 Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu National Democratic Congress
2016 Mohammed Abdul Aziz National Democratic Congress
2020 Abdul-Aziz Ayaba Musah New Patriotic Party

Elections

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Mion constituency during the 1996 Ghanaian general election.[3]

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Mion
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Convention People's Party Alabira Ibrahim 9,519 32.70 —
People's National Convention Iddisah Kojo Jacob 6,198 21.30 —
National Democratic Congress Abu Musah 5, 220 18.00 —
New Patriotic Party Fuseini Saaka Alidu 0 0.00 —
Majority 9, 519 32.70 —

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Mion constituency in the 2000 Ghanaian general election.[4]

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Mion
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Adams Ebenezer Mahama 6,125 31.80 —
Convention People's Party Alabira Ibrahim 5,578 29.00 —
People's National Convention Iddisah Kojo Jacob 3,055 15.90 —
New Patriotic Party Prince A. Baako 2,964 15.40 —
IND Emmanuel B Lag 969 5.00 —
NRP Stephen O. Yacham 559 2.90 —
Majority 6,125 31.80 —

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Mion constituency during the 2004 Ghanaian general election.[5]

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Mion
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu 10,568 39.10 —
New Patriotic Party Mahama Negin Kwas Samuel 10,307 38.10 —
Convention People's Party Alabira Ibrahim 4,616 17.10 —
IND Abu E. Musah 956 3.50 —
People's National Convention Mabe Yarbey Gabriel 587 2.20 —
IND Sulemana Abu 000 0.00 —
Majority 10,568 39.10 —

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Mion constituency in the 2008 Ghanaian general election.[6]

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Mion
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu 11,977 44.17 —
New Patriotic Party Mahama Negin Kwas Samuel 11,892 43.85 —
DFP Iddisah Kojo Jacob 2,586 19.54 —
Convention People's Party Yakubu Andani Iddrisu 663 2.44 —
IND Sulemana Abu 000 0.00 —
Majority 11,977 44.17 —

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Mion constituency during the 2012 Ghanaian general election.[7]

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Mion
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu 9,931 39.54 —
New Patriotic Party Alhassan Shaibu 9,380 37.35 —
Progressive People's Party Alhaji Alabira Ibrahim 4,062 16.17 —
Convention People's Party Makamba Daniel Tamanja 913 3.64 —
IND Jabab Daniel Ulenbi 717 2.85 —
NDP Iddrisu Rashad Kpabiya 112 0.45 —
Majority 9,931 39.54 —

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Mion constituency during the 2016 Ghanaian general election.[8]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Mion
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Mohammed Abdul Aziz 15,954 58.48 —
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Hashim Abdallah 10,127 37.12 —
Convention People's Party Mbayun Philemon N- Naye 1, 222 4.11 —
People's National Convention Sayibu Abdul Rauf 80 0.29 —
Majority 15, 954 58.48 —

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Mion constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.[9][10][11]

2020 Ghanaian general election : Mion
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Abdul-Aziz Ayaba Musah 21,552 59.08 —
National Democratic Congress Mohammed Abdul Aziz 14,158 38.81 —
IND Waja Njaliku Elijah 609 1.67 —
People's National Convention Sayibu Abdul- Rauf 161 0.44 —
Majority 21, 552 59.81 —

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Results Parliamentary Elections". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  4. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  5. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  6. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Mion Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  7. ^ FM, Peace. "Mion Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  8. ^ FM, Peace. "Mion Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  9. ^ FM, Peace. "Mion Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  10. ^ "Mion – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  11. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Mion". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.