Wa East (Ghana parliament constituency)

Wa East 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 East is located in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Wa East
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictWa East District
RegionUpper West Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPBayon Godfrey Tangu

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Wa East District of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Alhaji Issahaku Saliah National Democratic Congress
2004 Bayon Godfrey Tangu New Patriotic Party

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wa East
Source:Ghana Home Page
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Patriotic Party Bayon Godfrey Tangu 10,047 48.0
National Democratic Congress Ameen Salifu 9,037 43.2
Independent Adam Basuglo Surajdeen 1,319 6.3
People's National Convention Ibrahim Hidaya Sungjun 371 1.8
Convention People's Party Yakubu Sangu 140 0.7
Majority 1,010 4.8
Turnout

See also

References

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