Wa Central 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. Wa Central is located in the
Wa Municipal district 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.
Boundaries
The seat is located within the Wa Municipal District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. To the south is the
Northern Region, to the east the
Wa East District and to the west, the
Wa West District
Wa West District is one of the eleven districts in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Wa District in 1988; until two parts of the district were later split off to create Wa East District (from the east) an ...
. The
Nadowli District liest to the north.
History
The constituency was changed in 2004 by the
Electoral Commission of Ghana by carving the
Wa West constituency out of it.
Members of Parliament
Elections
See also
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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 ...
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in the Upper West Region