Kumbungu 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. Kumbungu is located in the
Northern Region of
Ghana. The current member of Parliament for the constituency is
Hamza Adam. He won the
2020 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2020. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was re-elected in the first round after securing a majority of the votes. Former President John Dramani Mahama says he ...
.
Members of Parliament
Elections
The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Kumbungu constituency during the
1996 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 1996. In the presidential election, incumbent Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), National Democratic Congress (NDC) was reelected in a single round, defeating John Kufuor ...
.
The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Kumbungu constituency in the
2000 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.[2004 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who defeated John Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress with 52 perce ...]
.
The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Kumbungu constituency in the
2008 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2008. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election was held on 28 December 2008 between the two candidates who received the most votes, Nana Akufo-Addo of the govern ...
.
2012 Ghanaian general election
This table shows the results of
2012 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on Friday 7 December 2012 to elect a president and members of Parliament in 275 electoral constituencies. Owing to the breakdown of some biometric verification machines, some voters could not vote, and voting ...
for Kumbungu constituency.
2013 By-Election
By-election was organized by
electoral commission on Tuesday, 30th April, 2013 to hold in the Kumbungu constituency in the
Kumbungu district
Kumbungu District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. The district assembly is located in the northwest part of Northern Region and has Kumbungu as its capital town.
Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Tolo ...
of the Northern Region when the member of Parliament for the constituency
Muhammad Mumuni
Muhammad Mumuni (born 28 July 1949) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He was reelected to Ghana's Parliament in the 7 December 2012 General Elections, when he won the Kumbungu Seat. Mumuni left parliament in 2004 when he became John Atta M ...
was appointed as Secretary-General of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
In line with Article 112(5) of the constitution as amended by section 3 of Act 527, he has no option than abdicating his seat.
Convention people's party candidate
Moses Amadu Yahaya
Moses Amadu Yahaya is a Ghanaian building technician, politician and was a Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana. He is a member of the Convention Peoples' Party.
Professional life
Yahaya worked ...
won this by-election. This was the first time different political party won the seat other than National Democratic Congress since the constituency was created.
2020 Ghanaian general election
The table below is the results of the
2020 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2020. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was re-elected in the first round after securing a majority of the votes. Former President John Dramani Mahama says he ...
for Kumbungu constituency which was held on 7th December 2020.
See also
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Satani
Satani is a community in Kumbungu District
Kumbungu District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. The district assembly is located in the northwest part of Northern Region and has Kumbungu as its capital town.
Originall ...
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List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
This is a list of the 275 constituencies represented in the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana, as at the December 2016 general election. It had been increased from 260 at the previous election in December 2012 parliamentary election. Each cons ...
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List of political parties in Ghana
This article lists political parties in Ghana.
Ghana has a multi-party system, However, there are two dominant political parties (the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party), with extreme difficulty for anyone to achieve elect ...
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in the Northern Region (Ghana)