Karaga (Ghana parliament constituency)

Karaga
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Karaga District
Region	Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Iddrisu Dawuda

Karaga 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. Karaga is located in the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

History

This was one of the many constituencies created prior to the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections.^[1]

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
2004	Iddrisu Dawuda	National Democratic Congress

Elections

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008: Karaga
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Democratic Congress	Iddrisu Dawuda	13,361	56.2	-8.3
	New Patriotic Party	Baba Wahab	9,783	41.1	+5.6
	People's National Convention	Mohammed Tong Doo	301	1.3	—
	Democratic Freedom Party	Haruna Abukari	264	1.1	—
	Convention People's Party	Adam Abubakari Mohammed	86	0.4	—
	Democratic People's Party	Adam Yussifu	0	0.0	—
Majority			3,578	35.1	+6.1
Turnout			—	—	—

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Karaga
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Democratic Congress	Iddrisu Dawuda	14,868	64.5	—
	New Patriotic Party	Osman Issah Abukari	8,192	35.5	—
Majority			6,676	29.0	—
Turnout			23,917	90.7	—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

1. "Elections 2004 - Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana and Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-08.