Jirapa is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana

Parliament of Ghana

The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...

. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 by the first past the post system of election. Jirapa is located in the Jirapa/Lambussie District

Jirapa/Lambussie District

The Jirapa/Lambussie District is a district of Ghana in the Upper West Region. The Jirapa/Lambussie District lies in the northwestern corner of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The capital of the district is Jirapa. It shares boundaries to the south with Nadowli District, to the east with Sissala...

 of the Upper West Region

Upper West Region

The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the northwestern corner of the country and is bordered by Burkina Faso to the north. The capital and largest city is Wa. Other towns include Nandom, Daffiema, Jirapa, Kaleo, Nadowli, Lawra and Tumu....

 of Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

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Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Kassena/Nankana district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1992 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1992 parliamentary election, held on December 29, 1992. The preceding presidential election was considered to have been conducted in a free and fair manner by...	Issah Alhassan	National Convention Party National Convention Party (Ghana) The National Convention Party is a political party in Ghana that existed between 1992 and January 1996.-Formation:The party was formed in 1992 after the ban on political parties was lifted by the military Provisional National Defence Council government...
1996 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1996 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1996 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 1996.The list is arranged by region and constituency...	Francis Gyafiiry Korbieh	National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...
2000 MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2000 This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2000 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2000.The list is arranged by region and constituency...	Edward Salia Edward Salia Edward Kojo Salia was a Ghanaian Member of Parliament. He was also a member of the National Democratic Congress and was a Minister of State in the Rawlings government.-Early life and education:...	National Democratic Congress
2009	Francis Bawaana Dakurah	National Democratic Congress

Elections

7 April 2009 - Edward Salia

Edward Salia

Edward Kojo Salia was a Ghanaian Member of Parliament. He was also a member of the National Democratic Congress and was a Minister of State in the Rawlings government.-Early life and education:...

 NDC

National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...

 died after a period of illness necessitating this by-election. Dr. Francis Bawaana Dakurah of the NDC won the seat with a majority of 9,337 (59.0%) beating the NPP

New Patriotic Party

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 candidate and immediate past District Chief Executive, Justin Bayelah Dakurah to second place.