Kumbungu (Ghana parliament constituency)

Kumbungu 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. It is located in the Northern Region of Ghana. The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Hamza Adam. He won the 2020 election.

Kumbungu
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictTolon/Kumbungu District
RegionNorthern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPRas Mubarak

Members of Parliament
First electedMemberParty
Created 1992
1992 Alhassan Musah National Democratic Congress
1996 Muhammed Mumuni National Democratic Congress
2004 Imoro Yakubu Kakpagu National Democratic Congress
2012 Muhammed Mumuni National Democratic Congress
2013 Moses Amadu Yahaya Convention People's Party
2016 Ras Mubarak National Democratic Congress
2020 Hamza Adam National Democratic Congress

Elections

2012 Ghanian general election

This table shows the results of 2012 Ghanian general election for Kumbungu constituency.[1]

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2012 Ghanaian general election:
Kumbungu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Muhammad Mumuni 18,285 56.57%
New Patriotic Party Abdulai Mohammed Saani 8,523 26.37%
Convention People's Party Moses Amadu Yahaya 4,134 12.79%
Progressive People's Party Alhassan Abukari 1,146 3.55%
NDP Imoro Issahaku 236 0.73%

2013 By-Election

By-election was organized by electoral commission on Tuesday, 30th April, 2013 to hold in the Kumbungu constituency in the Kumbungu district of the Northern Region when the member of Parliament for the constituency Muhammad Mumuni was appointed as Secretary-General of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.[3] In line with Article 112(5) of the constitution as amended by section 3 of Act 527, he has no option than abdicating his seat.[3] Convention people's party candidate Moses Amadu Yahaya won this by-election. This was the first time different political party won the seat other than National Democratic Congress since the constituency was created.[4][5]

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2016 Ghanaian general election:
Kumbungu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Ras Mubarak 18,777 55.03%
Convention People's Party Moses Amadu Yahaya 8,405 24.63%
New Patriotic Party Iddrisu Mutaru 5,196 15.23%
Progressive People's Party Abukari Abdul Gatawu 1,623 4.76%
All People's Congress Mohammed Mutaru Sulemana 121 0.35%
Majority 10,372 30.4%
Turnout

2020 Ghanian general election

The table below is the results of the 2020 Ghanian general election for Kumbungu constituency which was held on 7th December 2020.[7][8]

2020 Ghanaian general election:
Kumbungu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Democratic Congress Hamza Adam 22,961 54.60%
New Patriotic Party Abdul-Salam Hamza Fataw 17,144 40.77%
IND Abukari Abdul Fataw 1,154 2.78%
CPP Nabila Alhassan Basiru 795 1.89%


See also

References
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  2. "Kumbungu Constituency – Election 2012 Results". peacefmonline.com. Despite Media Group. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. Hodson, Jaigris; Lindgren, April (4 May 2023). "Is No Election News Good News? The 2015 Canadian Election and Locally Relevant News on Twitter". dx.doi.org. doi:10.32920/22761218. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. RABER, LINDA (16 September 2002). "ACS ELECTION". Chemical & Engineering News Archive. 80 (37): 9. doi:10.1021/cen-v080n037.p009a. ISSN 0009-2347.
  5. Arway, John (1 June 2017). "COMMONWEALTH Forum: The Politics of Science or the Science of Politics". Commonwealth. 19 (1). doi:10.15367/com.v19i1.136. ISSN 2469-7672.
  6. "Kumbungu Constituency – Election 2016 Results". peacefmonline.com. Despite Media Group. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. "When Parkinson's Is Keeping You Up All Night", Everything You Need to Know About Caregiving for Parkinson’s Disease, Purdue University Press, pp. 124–127, 15 October 2020, doi:10.2307/j.ctv15wxnsd.42, S2CID 242654367, retrieved 24 September 2023
  8. "MODELO PARA PREDIÇÃO DE RESULTADOS DE COLHEITAS COM BASE EM MODELOS OCULTOS DE MARKOV". IADIS Ibero American Conferences: WWW/Internet and Applied Computing 2020. IADIS Press. 19 November 2020. doi:10.33965/ciawi_ciaca2020_202015l019. ISBN 9789898704252. S2CID 242476814.

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