Builsa South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Builsa South
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana

District	Builsa District
Region	Upper East Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party	People's National Convention
MP	Alhassan Azong

Builsa South 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. Builsa South is located in the Builsa district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

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

Election	Member	Party
1992	Norbert Garko Awullay	National Democratic Congress
2004	Abolimbisa Roger Akantagriwen	National Democratic Congress
2008	Alhassan Azong	People's National Convention

Alhassan became the sole PNC member of the 6th Parliament of the Fourth Republic after the Ghanaian general election, 2012 on 7 December 2012.

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Builsa South
*Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	People's National Convention	Alhassan Azong	6,048	47.12	10.62
	National Democratic Congress	Abolimbisa Roger Akantagriwen	4,616	35.97	-0.03
	New Patriotic Party	Paulina Atiik Morton-Bruce	2,114	16.47	-10.03
	Convention People's Party	Daniel Kwallinjam Kunde	56 ¨	0.44	-0.06
Majority			2,502	19.5	19.0
Turnout			13,391	79.91	—

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Builsa South
*Source:Ghana Home Page*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	People's National Convention	Alhassan Azong	4,047	36.5	+12.5
	National Democratic Congress	Abolimbisa Roger Akantagriwen	3,988	36.0	-8.0
	New Patriotic Party	Akaachobli Kojo Daniel	2,938	26.5	-4.7
	Convention People's Party	Daniel Kwallinjam Kunde	58	0.5	-0.3
	Democratic Freedom Party	Gifty Ajavuuk	39	0.4	—
	Democratic People's Party	Eric Akaba	22	0.2	-0.5
Majority			59	0.5	-12.3
Turnout					—

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Builsa South
*Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Democratic Congress	Abolinbisa Roger Akantagriwen	4,820	44.0	—
	New Patriotic Party	Theodore Kaboa Ayaric	3,413	31.2	+2.1
	People's National Convention	Achianah Joseph Amoabil	2,631	24.0	—
	Convention People's Party	Kunde Daniel Collins	83	0.8	—
Majority			1,617	12.8	—
Turnout			11,462	83.8	—

Constituencies in the Upper East Region of Ghana

NDC	Bawku Central Binduri Bolgatanga Central Bolgatanga East Bongo Builsa North Chiana-Paga Garu Nabdam Navrongo Central Pusiga Talensi Tempane Zebilla

NPP

PNC	Builsa South

NDC (14) NPP (0) PNC (1)

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