Chereponi (Ghana parliament constituency)

Chereponi
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
District Saboba/Chereponi District
Region Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party National Democratic Congress
MP Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite

Chereponi 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. Chereponi is located in the Saboba/Chereponi district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Saboba/Chereponi district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya National Democratic Congress
2000 Mohammed Seidu Abah National Democratic Congress
2004 Doris Asibi Seidu New Patriotic Party
2009 Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite National Democratic Congress

Elections

Doris Asibi Asiedu died on 31 July 2009 after an illness.[1] The Electoral Commission of Ghana organised a by-election for 29 September 2009.[2] Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite (NDC) was declared the winner and duly elected MP by the Electoral Commission of Ghana[3]

2009 by-election: Chereponi
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite 8,239 50.9 7.3
New Patriotic Party Abukari Aminu Gariba 7,416 45.8 -6.5
People's National Convention Rebecca Namana Jabari 176 1.0 -0.6
New Vision Party Issah Yaw 139 0.8
Democratic People's Party Iliasu Fati 106 0.6
Majority 823 5.1 -3.6
Turnout 16,186 71.3


MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2008: Chereponi
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±
New Patriotic Party Doris Asibi Seidu 9,188 52.3 15.9
National Democratic Congress Seidu Issah Abah 7,648 43.6 9.1
Convention People's Party Michael Kwabena Yawkan 437 2.5 -1.0
People's National Convention Jabali Namana 286 1.6
Majority 1,540 8.7 -6.8
Turnout
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Chereponi
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
New Patriotic Party Doris Asibi Seidu 5,873 36.4 33.2
National Democratic Congress Seidu Issah Abah 5,561 34.5 -10.1
Independent Bawa Mamshie Ali 4,138 25.7
Convention People's Party Kwabena Yawkan Michael 559 3.5 -3.4
Majority 312 1.9 -15.1
Turnout 17,378 90.3
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Chereponi
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archive
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Mohammed Seidu Abah 6,270 44.6 -8.2
People's National Convention Bawah Mamshie Ali 3,879 27.6 11.4
National Reform Party Jabanyit A Samuel 2,504 17.8
Convention People's Party Joseph K Lanzari 965 6.9
New Patriotic Party Abubakar S Malba 453 3.2 -5.6
Majority 2,391 17.0 -13.6
Turnout
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Chereponi
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya 9,092 52.8
People's Convention Party Jakpa Samson Mariba 3,825 22.2
People's National Convention Bawa Ali Mamshi 2,794 16.2
New Patriotic Party Tabi Anthony Bondo Yaw 1,510 8.8
Majority 5,267 30.6
Turnout 17,221 74.9
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Chereponi
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Democratic Congress Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya
Majority
Turnout

See also

References

  1. "NPP MP Dies". General News of Tuesday, 4 August 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  2. Vincent Amenuveve. "Five File To Contest Chereponi By-Election". News - Politics. Daily Graphic Online. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. "NDC Candidate wins Chereponi by-election". Politics of Wednesday, 30 September 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-10-01.

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