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Tamale 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. Tamale South is located in the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
| Tamale South | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Tamale Municipal District |
| Region | Northern Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Iddrisu Haruna |
This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.
The seat is located within the Tamale Municipal district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Constituency created | |
| 2004 | Haruna Iddrisu | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Haruna Iddrisu | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | Haruna Iddrisu | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Haruna Iddrisu | National Democratic Congress |
| 2020 | Haruna Iddrisu | National Democratic Congress |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Haruna Iddrisu | 39,204 | 72.8 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris | 12,116 | 22.5 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Dr Abubakar Al-Hassan | 1,908 | 3.5 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Mohammed Adam Nashiru | 377 | 0.7 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Hajia Kande Abukari | 251 | 0.5 | — | |
| Majority | 27,008 | 50.3 | — | ||
The table below shows Tamale South constituency parliamentary election results for the 2008 Ghanaian general election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Haruna Iddrisu | 44,332 | 78.30 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Ibrahim Abdul Kadir | 11,356 | 20.06 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Alhaji Fuseini Ibn Alhassan | 717 | 1.27 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Ibrahim Mariam | 213 | 0.38 | — | |
| Majority | 44,332 | 78.30 | — | ||
The table below shows Tamale South constituency election results for 2012 Ghanaian general election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Haruna Iddrisu | 53,320 | 74.69 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Abdallah Pegu Shamsudeen | 16,395 | 22.5 | — | |
| PPP | Mohammed Abdul Karim | 825 | 1.15 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Alidu Mohammed Nasirdeen | 364 | 0.51 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Abdul Rahman | 290 | 0.41 | — | |
| NDP | Seidu Umar Farouk | 126 | 0.18 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Ibrahim Mariam | 72 | 0.10 | — | |
| Majority | 53,320 | 74.69 | — | ||
This table shows Tamale South constituency 2016 Ghanaian general election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Haruna Iddrisu | 52,235 | 72.56 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Yakubu Yussif | 18,932 | 26.30 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Abdul Jalilu Kassim | 625 | 0.87 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Abdallah Alhassan Goudi | 193 | 0.27 | — | |
| Majority | 52,235 | 72.56 | — | ||
The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Tamale South constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Haruna Iddrisu | 69,267 | 73.72 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Yakubu Yussif | 23,417 | 24.92 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Abdul Jalilu Kassim | 732 | 0.78 | — | |
| PPP | Imoro Nabila Sualisu | 541 | 0.58 | — | |
| Majority | 69,267 | 73.72 | — | ||
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