Pusiga (Ghana parliament constituency) explained

Pusiga
Map2:Ghana_UpperEast
Year:2004
District:Bawku Municipal District
Region:Upper East Region
Mp:Laadi Ayii Ayamba
Party:National Democratic Congress

Pusiga 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. Pusiga is located in the Pusiga district of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Pusiga is part of the northern part of Ghana.

There was a Pusiga constituency during the First Republic. This became defunct following the military coup in 1966 which banned parliament. The Pusiga constituency was not existent in subsequent parliaments until its recreation in 2004 prior to the 2004 general election.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Pusiga district in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

History

This is one of the new constituencies created by the Electoral Commission of Ghana prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary and presidential elections in 2004.

Members of Parliament

First electedMemberParty
First Republic
1965Cecelia Bukari-YakubuConvention People's Party
Fourth Republic - Pusiga recreated
2004Simon Atingban AkunyeNational Democratic Congress
2012Laadi Ayii AyambaNational Democratic Congress

Elections

The 2020 general election was won by a very thin margin of only 63 votes by the incumbent MP.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliamentary Results for Pusiga . ghanaweb.com . 16 October 2024.