Savelugu 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. Savelugu is located in the
Northern Region of
Ghana. Hajia
Mary Salifu Boforo serve the constituency as a member of parliament in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. She was elected on the ticket of the
National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 6,434 votes more than candidate closest in the race to win the constituency election, becoming the
MP. She had earlier represented the constituency in the
4th Republican parliament.
The constituency was initially known as Savelugu- Nanton municipal district until it was elevated to Savelugu municipality prior to the
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 ...
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Boundaries
Savulugu constituency shares boundaries with West Mamprusi Municipal to the north, Karaga District to the east, Kumbungu District to the west and Tamale Metropolitan Assembly to the south.
According to the 2021 population and housing census, the population of the municipality stands at 122,888 with 60,390 males and 62,498 females.
Members of Parliament
Elections
The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Savelugu constituency in 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 ...
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The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Savelugu constituency during 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 ...]
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The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Savelugu 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 ...
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The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Savelugu constituency in the
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 ...
.
The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Savelugu constituency in the
2016 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Ad ...
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The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Savelugu constituency in 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 ...
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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 Northern Region (Ghana)