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Constituency in Ghana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wa Central 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. Wa Central is located in the Wa Municipal district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Wa Central | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
District | Wa Municipal District |
Region | Upper West Region of Ghana |
Current constituency | |
Party | National Democratic Congress |
MP | Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo |
The seat is located within the Wa Municipal District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. To the south is the Northern Region, to the east the Wa East District and to the west, the Wa West District. The Nadowli District liest to the north.
The constituency was changed in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana by carving the Wa West constituency out of it.[1]
Election | Member | Party |
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1992 | Mumuni Abudu Seidu | National Democratic Congress |
2004 | Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo | National Democratic Congress |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Democratic Congress | Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo | 25,428 | 57.8 | — | |
New Patriotic Party | Eledi Clement N.Lugri | 17,309 | 39.3 | — | |
People's National Convention | Edward Amadu Mumuni | 806 | 1.8 | — | |
Convention People's Party | Issakaque Suleman | 391 | 0.9 | — | |
Democratic People's Party | Sala Seidu | 58 | 0.1 | — | |
Independent | Ibrahim Yusif | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
Majority | 7,871 | 18.5 | — | ||
Turnout | — | — | — |
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