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Pusiga (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Pusiga
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictBawku Municipal District
RegionUpper East Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPLaadi Ayii Ayamba[1]

Pusiga 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. Pusiga is located in the Pusiga district of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Pusiga is part of the northern part of Ghana.

There was a Pusiga constituency during the First Republic. This became defunct following the military coup in 1966 which banned parliament. The Pusiga constituency was not existent in subsequent parliaments until its recreation in 2004 prior to the 2004 general election.

Boundaries

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The seat is located within the Pusiga district in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

History

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This is one of the new constituencies created by the Electoral Commission of Ghana prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary and presidential elections in 2004.

Members of Parliament

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First elected Member Party
First Republic
1965 Cecelia Bukari-Yakubu Convention People's Party
Fourth Republic - Pusiga recreated
2004 Simon Atingban Akunye National Democratic Congress
2012 Laadi Ayii Ayamba[1] National Democratic Congress

Elections

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The 2020 general election was won by a very thin margin of only 63 votes by the incumbent MP.[1]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Pusiga[2][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Laadi Ayii Ayamba 14,929 42.3
New Patriotic Party Abdul-Karim Zanni Dubiure 14,866 42.1
Independent Simon Akunye Atingban 5,069 14.4
All People's Congress Moses Azuma Musa 391 2.3
People's National Convention John Aguri Akugri 138 0.4
Majority 63 0.2
Turnout 35,285
Registered electors 46,311
2008 Ghanaian general election: Pusiga
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Simon Atingban Akunye 8,803 52.8
New Patriotic Party Mohammed Imoro Asoko 6,021 36.1
Convention People's Party Abugbila Daniel 1,469 8.8
People's National Convention Azongo Peter Tasiri 391 2.3
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Parliamentary Results for Pusiga". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "2020 Election - Pusiga Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 16 October 2024.