Sissala East 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. Sissala East is located in the
Sissala East Municipal Sissala may be,
*Sissala East District, Ghana
*Sissala West District
*Sissala language
Sisaala (''Sissala'') is a Gur language cluster spoken in northern Ghana near the town of TumuEdited by M.E.Kropp Dakubu, ''The Languages of Ghana'', Kegan ...
of the
Upper West Region
The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest set ...
of
Ghana.
This seat was created prior to the
Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Its northern neighbour is
Burkina Faso. To the north west is the
Sissala West constituency and the
Wa East is to the south west. From north to south along the eastern border lie the
Chiana-Paga constituency in the
Kassena/Nankana District
Kassena-Nankana Municipal is one of the fifteen districts in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Kassena-Nankana District in 1988, until the western part of the district was split off to create Kassena-Na ...
and the
Builsa North and
Builsa South constituencies in the
Builsa District
Builsa District is a former district that was located in Upper East Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Builsa North District (which it was ...
, all within the
Upper East Region
The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regi ...
.
History
In 2004, the
Sissala West was carved out of this constituency by the
Electoral Commission of Ghana.
The MPs and results listed here prior to 2004 are for the old Sissala constituency.
Members of Parliament
Elections
See also
*
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 ...
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in the Upper West Region