Yendi
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictYendi Municipal District
RegionNorthern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNew Patriotic Party
MPFarouk Aliu Mahama[1]

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 represent 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 election to become the MP.[2] He succeeded Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu who had represented the constituency in the 4th Republican parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Note: That the current mp for the Yendi Constituency in the 8th Parliament of Ghana is the Honourable Farouk U. Aliu Mahama of the New Patriotic Party, as @ 7 January 2021.

Members of Parliament

First elected Member Party
Created 1992
1996 Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu New Patriotic Party
2000 Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu New Patriotic Party
2004 Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu New Patriotic Party
2008 Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu National Democratic Congress
2012 Mohammad Habibu Tijani New Patriotic Party
2016 Mohammad Habibu Tijani New Patriotic Party
2020 Farouk Aliu Mahama New Patriotic Party

Elections

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Yendi constituency during the 1996 Ghanaian general election.[3]

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
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.[4]

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
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.[5]

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
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.[6]

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
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.[7][8]

2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
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.[9]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
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.[10][11][12]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Yendi
Source:Ghana Home Page
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

  1. ^ "Ghana MP's - MP Details". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. ^ "Results Parliamentary Elections".
  3. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Yendi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Yendi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Yendi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  6. ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Yendi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  7. ^ FM, Peace. "Yendi Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  8. ^ "Parliamentary Results - YendiConstituency". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  9. ^ FM, Peace. "Yendi Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  10. ^ FM, Peace. "Yendi Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  11. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Yendi". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  12. ^ "Yendi – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2024-02-24.

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