Wa West (Ghana parliament constituency)
| Wa West | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Wa West District |
| Region | Upper West Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2004 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Joseph Yieleh Chireh |
Wa West 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 West is located in the Wa West district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.
Boundaries
[edit]The seat is located within the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
History
[edit]The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.[1]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Joseph Yieleh Chireh | National Democratic Congress |
| 2020 | Peter Toobu[2] |
Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Joseph Yieleh Chireh | 10,468 | 50.0 | — | |
| Independent | Edward B. Yirimanbo IND | 5,541 | 26.5 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Dari Daniel Kuusongno | 4,455 | 21.3 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Iddrisu Ibrahim | 243 | 1.2 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Zoyaari John | 241 | 1.2 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Kanda Al-Hassan | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Majority | 4,927 | 23.5 | — | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana and Friedrich Ebert Foundation. November 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Burning 'galamsey' equipment against the law – Toobu". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-05-29.