Jirapa (Ghana parliament constituency)

Jirapa
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Jirapa Municipal
Region	Upper West Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Cletus Seidu Dapilah

Jirapa 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. Jirapa is located in the Jirapa Municipal of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the jirapa district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992	Issah Alhassan	National Convention Party
1996	Francis Gyafiiry Korbieh	National Democratic Congress
2000	Edward Salia	National Democratic Congress
2009	Francis Bawaana Dakurah[1]	National Democratic Congress
2012	Paul Derigubaa[2]	National Democratic Congress
2016	Francis Bawaana Dakurah	National Democratic Congress
2020	Cletus Seidu Dapilah	National Democratic Congress

Elections

2012 Ghanaian general election:Jirapa
Source: GhanaWeb

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Derigubaa	12,902	48.39
	National Democratic Congress	Francis Bawaana Dakura	11,172	41.9	−37.2
	New Patriotic Party	Edward Abu-baka Dombo	8.12	0.8	−19.3
	People's National Convention	Fati A. Sadu	139	0.52
	Democratic People's Party	Angsiema Joycelyn	104	0.39	−0.41
	National Democratic Party	Callistus Doodaa Tang	92	0.35
	Convention People's Party	Muonaa Elizabeth	87	0.33
Majority
Turnout			26,661

7 April 2009 - Edward Salia NDC died after a period of illness necessitating the by-election.^[3] Dr. Francis Bawaana Dakurah of the NDC won the seat with a majority of 9,337 (59.0%) beating the NPP candidate and immediate past District Chief Executive, Justin Bayelah Dakurah to second place.^[4]

Jirapa by-election, 2009
Source: Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Francis Bawaana Dakurah	12,518	79.1	14.6
	New Patriotic Party	Justin Bayelah Dakurah	3,181	20.1	−12.9
	Democratic People's Party	Joycelin Ansiena	127	0.8	0.3
Majority			9,337	50.0	18.5
Turnout

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Edward Kojo Salia	12,700	64.5	−10.8
	New Patriotic Party	Justin Bayelah Dakorah	6,484	33.0	12.3
	People's National Convention	Abu Arthur	292	1.5	−0.8
	Convention People's Party	Muonaah Elizabeth	102	0.5	—
	Democratic People's Party	Angsiema Joycelyn	98	0.5	—
Majority			6,216	31.5	−23.1
Turnout					—

2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Edward Kojo Salia	15,580	75.3	−12.6
	New Patriotic Party	Winifred A. Dy-Yakah	4,280	20.7	15.9
	People's National Convention	James Amare	483	2.3	—
	Independent	Nuah Bibiana	354	1.7	—
Majority			11,300	54.6	−25.9
Turnout			21,452	73.9

2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Edward Kojo Salia	16,446	87.9	2.2
	National Reform Party	Safiatu Badiu	1,380	7.4	−0.3
	New Patriotic Party	Timothy Taafaale Dombo	891	4.8	—
Majority			15,066	80.5	2.5
Turnout

1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Francis Gyafiiry Korbieh	17,555	85.7	—
	New Patriotic Party	Kumbal Columbus Tikure	1,582	7.7	—
	People's National Convention	Michael Zu	1,342	6.6	—
Majority			15,973	78.0	—
Turnout			21,214	72.1	42.7

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Jirapa
Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Convention Party	Issah Alhassan
Majority
Turnout			9,716	29.4

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies

References

1. "Dakurah elected as MP for Jirapa". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
2. "Election 2012: Jirapa". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
3. "Edward Salia is dead". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
4. "Dakurah elected as MP for Jirapa". General News of Wednesday, 8 April 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-04-19.