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Wa West (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Wa West
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictWa West District
RegionUpper West Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPJoseph 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

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

History

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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

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Election Member Party
2004 Joseph Yieleh Chireh National Democratic Congress
2020 Peter Toobu[2]

Elections

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2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wa West
Source:Ghana Home Page
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana and Friedrich Ebert Foundation. November 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  2. ^ "Burning 'galamsey' equipment against the law – Toobu". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-05-29.