Sissala West (Ghana parliament constituency)
Sissala West 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. Sissala West is located in the Sissala West district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
| Sissala West | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Sissala West District |
| Region | Upper West Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Amin Amidu Sulemana |
This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. To the north is Burkina Faso. Its western neighbours are the Jirapa, Lambussie and Nadowli East constituencies. The Nadowli East constituency continues round the south and to the east is the Sissala East constituency.
History
The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230. This was done by splitting the previous Sissala constituency into the Sissala East and Sissala West constituencies respectively.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Haruna Bayirga | People's National Convention |
| 2012 | Amin Amidu Sulemana | National Democratic Congress |
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's National Convention | Haruna Bayirga | 5,950 | 37.1 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Robert Bakah Wavei | 5,301 | 33.1 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | George Hikah Benson | 4,517 | 28.2 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | J.B. Adunah | 197 | 1.2 | — | |
| Democratic Freedom Party | Ibrahim Lious | 57 | 0.4 | — | |
| Majority | 649 | 4.0 | — | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
References
- "Elections 2004: Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Electoral Commission of Ghana. November 2005. p. 13. Retrieved 2009-05-08.