Bolgatanga (Ghana parliament constituency)

Bolgatanga
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana

District	Bolgatanga Municipal District
Region	Upper East Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Emmanuel Opam-Brown Akolbire

Bolgatanga 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. Bolgatanga is located in the Bolgatanga Municipal district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Boundaries[]

The seat is located within the Bolgatanga Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament[]

Election	Member	Party
1992	Akake Patrick	National Democratic Congress
1996	Simon Anyoa Abingya	National Democratic Congress
2000	David Apasera	People's National Convention
2008	Emmanuel Opam-Brown Akolbire	National Democratic Congress

Elections[]

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bolgatanga
*Source:Ghana Home Page*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Emmanuel Opam-Brown Akolbire	28,656	57.7	+23.6
	New Patriotic Party	Mercy Alima Musah A.	10,063	20.2	-3.3
	People's National Convention	David Apasera	10,009	20.1	-18.4
	Convention People's Party	Evelyn Lamisi Anabila	640	1.3	+0.2
	Democratic Freedom Party	Anyema Robert Abiiro	229	0.5	—
	Democratic People's Party	Awuni Atiah Solomon	97	0.2	-0.5
Majority			18,592	37.5
Turnout					—

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bolgatanga
*Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's National Convention	David Apasera	18,948	38.6	-12.3
	National Democratic Congress	Emmanuel Opam-Brown Akolbire	16,743	34.1	+2.1
	New Patriotic Party	Gheysika Adombire Agambila	11,547	23.5	+9.2
	Independent	Amoshie Baba Julius	954	1.9	—
	Convention People's Party	Evelyn Lamisi Anabila	564	1.1	+0.3
	Democratic People's Party	Awuni Atiah Solomon	345	0.7	—
Majority			2,205	4.5	—
Turnout			50,427	81.3	—

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bolgatanga
*Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's National Convention	David Apasera	20,459	50.9	+29.7
	National Democratic Congress	Simon Anyoa Abingya	12,884	32.0	-37.9
	New Patriotic Party	Gheysika Adombire Agambila	5,770	14.3	+7.4
	National Reform Party	Martin R M A Minstapm	511	1.3	—
	Convention People's Party	Emmanuel A Ajusiyah	305	0.8	—
	United Ghana Movement	Baba Mohammed	274	0.7	—
Majority					—

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Bolgatanga
*Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Simon Anyoa Abingya	26,816	69.9	—
	People's National Convention	David Apasera	15,577	21.2	—
	New Patriotic Party	James Ben Kaba	3,861	6.9	—
	National Convention Party	Amiyinne Francis	956	2.0	—
Majority			11,239	48.7	—
Turnout			25,077	81.3	—

References[]

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Bolgatanga (Ghana parliament constituency)

Contents

Boundaries[]

Members of Parliament[]

Elections[]

See also[]

References[]