Walewale (Ghana parliament constituency)

Walewale
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana

District	West Mamprusi District
Region	Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Alidu Iddrisu Zakari

Walewale 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. Walewale is located in the West Mamprusi district of the Northern Region of Ghana. The constituency was formerly called the West Mamprussi Constituency.

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Nanumba South district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Election	Member	Party
1992	Ben Baluri Saibu	National Democratic Congress
1996	Susanna Adam	National Democratic Congress
2000	Issifu Asumah	People's National Convention
2004	Alidu Iddrisu Zakari	National Democratic Congress

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Walewale
*Source:Ghana Home Page*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Democratic Congress	Alidu Iddrisu Zakari	13,839	40.6	5.3
	New Patriotic Party	Nabila Sulemana	12,828	37.6	5.0
	People's National Convention	Abdallah Abubakar	7,020	20.6	-10.5
	Convention People's Party	Azaratu Iddirsu Sampa	265	0.8	-0.3
	Democratic Freedom Party	Adam Mampaya Dadimsugru	161	0.5	—
Majority			1,011	3.0	0.3
Turnout			—	—	—

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Walewale
*Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Democratic Congress	Alidu Iddrisu Zakari	11,355	35.3	-2.0
	New Patriotic Party	Nabla Sulemana	10,490	32.6	28.2
	People's National Convention	Mbah Jacob Kanzoni	10,007	31.1	-24.3
	Convention People's Party	Ahmed Issahaku	359	1.1
Majority			865	2.7	1.7
Turnout			34,389	90.4

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: West Mamprusi
*Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	People's National Convention	Issifu Asumah	18,907	55.4	44.9
	National Democratic Congress	Susanna Adam	12,735	37.3	-25.7
	New Patriotic Party	Amadu Abdul-Karim	1,509	4.4	—
	Convention People's Party	Shani Danladi	631	1.8	—
	National Reform Party	Iliasu Yussif	339	1.0	—
Majority			6,172	18.1	-20.9

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996: Walewale
*Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Democratic Congress	Susanna Adam	23,021	63.0
	People's Convention Party	Stephen Sumani Nayina	8,761	24.0
	People's National Convention	Amadu Sulemana	3,833	10.5
	National Convention Party	Sulemana Wakaso Musah	938	2.5
Majority			14,260	39.0
Turnout			19,978	86.46

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992: Walewale
*Source:*
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Democratic Congress	Ben Baluri Saibu	—	—	—
Majority			—	—	—
Turnout			—	—	—

Constituencies in the Northern Region of Ghana

Independent	Wulensi

NDC	Bole Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo Chereponi Damango-Daboya Gushiegu Karaga Kpandai Kumbungu Mion Nalerigu Saboba Salaga Savelugu Sawla-Tuna-Kalba Tamale Central Tamale North Tamale South Tolon Walewale Yagaba-Kubori Yapei-Kusawgu Yendi

NPP	Bimbilla Nanton Zabzugu-Tatale

Independent (1) NDC (21) NPP (4)

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