Yendi (Ghana Parliament Constituency)
Yendi 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. Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu represented the constituency in the 5th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana . He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 617 votes more than candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency. He succeeded Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu who had represented the constituency in parliament from 1997 to 2009 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mohammed Habib Tijani of the New Patriotic Party succeeded Ibun Iddrisu, when he won against him in the 2012 Elections.
The current MP for the Yendi Constituency in the 8th Parliament of Ghana is Farouk Aliu Mahama of the New Patriotic Party. He was elected on December 7, 2020, and got sworn into office, a month later on 7 January, 2021.
Members of Parliament
Elections
The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency during the 1996 Ghanaian general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Alhaji Malik Al- Hassan Yakubu | 13,743 | 47.60 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu | 7,107 | 24.60 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Nalari Nyoja John | 2, 150 | 7.50 | — | |
| Majority | 13, 743 | 47.60 | — | ||
The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency in the 2000 Ghanaian general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu | 10,620 | 47.70 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Issah A. Bukari | 8,528 | 38.30 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Issifu Sumani | 2,490 | 11.20 | — | |
| NRP | Mohammed A.Y Nambili | 409 | 1.80 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Mohammed A.D Nasser | 165 | 0.70 | — | |
| UGM | Abdulai Bawa | 52 | 0.20 | — | |
| Majority | 10,620 | 47.70 | — | ||
The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency during the 2004 Ghanaian general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu | 15,302 | 53.50 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu | 10,779 | 37.70 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Nalari Nyoja John | 2, 500 | 8.70 | — | |
| IND | Zuututugri Mubarak Abdallah | 00 | 0.00 | — | |
| Majority | 15,302 | 53.50 | — | ||
The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency during the 2008 Ghanaian general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu | 10,831 | 49.08 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu | 10,214 | 46.29 | — | |
| DFP | Alhassan Sulemana Danladi | 748 | 3.39 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Amadu Abukari | 156 | 0.71 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Salifu Umar Wuninmi | 118 | 0.53 | — | |
| IND | Abukari M. Mahamud | 0 | 0.00 | — | |
| IND | Zuututugri Mubarak Abdallah | 0 | 0.00 | — | |
| Majority | 10,831 | 49.08 | — | ||
The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Mohammad Habibu Tijani | 22,961 | 46.75 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu | 14,228 | 28.97 | — | |
| IND | Abdul Rahaman M Mawong Gbande | 5, 950 | 12.11 | — | |
| IND | Abukari Mohammed Mahamoud | 5, 582 | 11.37 | — | |
| Progressive People's Party | M A Yussif Nambili | 286 | 0.58 | — | |
| IND | Shani Mohammed Kamil | 106 | 0.22 | — | |
| Majority | 22,961 | 46.97 | — | ||
The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency during the 2016 Ghanaian general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Mohammad Habibu Tijani | 27,158 | 52.18 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Yahaya Hamza Alikali | 23,964 | 46.04 | — | |
| Progressive People's Party | Wumbei Ugan | 737 | 1.42 | — | |
| People's National Convention | Andani Abdul Latif | 186 | 0.36 | — | |
| Majority | 27,158 | 52.18 | — | ||
The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | Farouk Aliu Mahama | 40,624 | 62.14 | — | |
| National Democratic Congress | Alhassan Abdul Fataw | 24,755 | 37.86 | — | |
| Majority | 40, 624 | 62.14 | — | ||
See also
References
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