Nanton (Ghana parliament constituency)

Nanton
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictSavelugu-Nanton District
RegionNorthern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party (NPP)
MPAlhaji Abdul-Kareem[1]

Nanton 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. Nanton is located in the Northern Region of Ghana.

This constituency was carved out of the Savelugu-Nanton District Assembly as one of the 38 newly created and upgraded District Assemblies in 2018.[2]

The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Alhaji Abdul-Kareem. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and won a majority of 691 votes more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP.[3] He succeeded Alhaji Alhassan Yakubu who had represented the constituency in the 4th Republican parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala is the NDC parliamentary candidate for the 2012 elections in the Nanton Constituency. He has been tipped by many to win the seat in the elections.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1996 Alhassan Yakubu National Democratic Congress
2000 Alhassan Yakubu National Democratic Congress
2004 Alhassan Yakubu National Democratic Congress
2008 Iddrisu Abdul-Kareem New Patriotic Party
2012 Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed National Democratic Congress
2016 Mohammed Hardi Tufeiru New Patriotic Party
2020 Mohammed Hardi Tufeiru New Patriotic Party

Elections

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Nanton constituency in the 1996 Ghanaian general election.[4]

1996 Ghanaian general election: Nanton
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Yakubu 6,682 48.80 —
New Patriotic Party Tia Alhassan 2,917 21.30 —
Convention People's Party Ibrahim Dawud 1,353 9.90 —
Majority 6,682 48.80 —

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Nanton constituency during the 2000 Ghanaian general election.[5]

2000 Ghanaian general election: Nanton
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Yakubu 5,659 50.50 —
New Patriotic Party Iddrisu Abdul-Kareem 4,642 41.40 —
Convention People's Party E. Abu Alhassan 447 4.00 —
NRP Inusah A. Azindoo 447 4.00 —
PNC Mohammed A Nashiru 89 0.80 —
UGM Yakubu Abdulai 45 0.40 —
Majority 5,659 50.50 —

The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Nanton constituency in the 2004 Ghanaian general election.[6]

2004 Ghanaian general election: Nanton
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Yakubu 8,338 58.50 —
New Patriotic Party Iddrisu Abdul-Kareem 5,778 40.60 —
Convention People's Party Abu Alhassan 132 0.90 —
Majority 8,338 58.50 —

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Nanton constituency in the 2008 Ghanaian general election.[7]

2008 Ghanaian general election: Nanton
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Iddrisu Abdul-Kareem 6,868 46.12 —
National Democratic Congress Alhassan Yakubu 6,177 41.48 —
Convention People's Party Iddi Alhassan Shitobu 1,630 10.95 —
DFP Ibrahim Mansuro Cheno 117 0.79 —
PNC Yakubu Abdulai 100 0.67 —
Majority 6,868 46.12 —

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Nanton constituency during the 2012 Ghanaian general election.[8][9]

2012 Ghanaian general election: Nanton
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed 10,369 52.66 —
New Patriotic Party Iddrisu Abdul-Kareem 8,667 44.02 —
Progressive People's Party Iddi Alhassan Shitobu 654 3.32 —
Majority 10,369 52.66 —

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Nanton constituency in the 2016 Ghanaian general election.[10]

2016 Ghanaian general election: Nanton
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Hardi Tufeiru 11,346 51.84 —
National Democratic Congress Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed 10,451 47.75 —
Convention People's Party Alhassan Mohammed Awal 90 0.40 —
Majority 11,346 51.84 —

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for 2020 Ghanaian general election.[11][12][13]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Nanton
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Hardi Tufeiru 16,000 56.03 —
National Democratic Congress Salifu Yakubu 12,554 43.97 —
Majority 16,000 56.03 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ghana MPS – MP Details -". Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  2. ^ "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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  5. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2000 Results – Nanton Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  6. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Nanton Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  7. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results – Nanton Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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  9. ^ FM, Peace. "2012 Election – Nanton Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  10. ^ FM, Peace. "Nanton Constituency Results – Election 2016". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  11. ^ FM, Peace. "Nanton Constituency Results – Election 2020". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  12. ^ "Nanton – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  13. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Nanton". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.