Sissala East 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. Sissala East is located in the Sissala East district

Sissala East District

The ' is one of the eight districts in the Upper West Region of Ghana....

  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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This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004

The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2004. Presidential elections were held on the same day.-Results:-See also:*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies*MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2004-External links:**...

 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

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

. To the north west is the Sissala West

Sissala West (Ghana parliament constituency)

Sissala West is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 constituency and the Wa East

Wa East (Ghana parliament constituency)

Wa East is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Wa East is located in the district of the Upper West Region of Ghana....

 is to the south west. From north to south along the eastern border lie the Chiana-Paga

Chiana-Paga (Ghana parliament constituency)

Chiana-Paga is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 constituency in the Kassena/Nankana District and the Builsa North

Builsa North (Ghana parliament constituency)

Builsa North is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Builsa North is located in the Builsa district of the Upper East Region of Ghana....

 and Builsa South

Builsa South (Ghana parliament constituency)

Builsa South is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Builsa South is located in the Builsa district of the Upper East Region of Ghana....

 constituencies in the Builsa District

Builsa District

The Builsa District is a district of Ghana in the Upper East Region.The Builsa District encompasses the following towns with their own chief: Sandema, Bachonsa, Chuchuliga, Doninga, Fumbisi, Gbedema, Gbedembilisi, Kadema, Kanjaga, Siniensi, Uwasi, Wiaga and Wiesi...

, all within the Upper East Region

Upper East Region

The Upper East Region is the smallest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, it is the ninth most populated region with a population of 920,089 in 2000, accounting for...

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History

In 2004, the Sissala West

Sissala West (Ghana parliament constituency)

Sissala West is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 was carved out of this constituency by the Electoral Commission of Ghana

Electoral Commission of Ghana

The Electoral Commission of Ghana is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members, its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution. The current commission was established by the Electoral Commission Act of 1993.-Members:The Commission is...

. The MPs and results listed here prior to 2004 are for the old Sissala constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 29 December 1992. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1979 election, 13 years earlier. Presidential elections were held earlier on 3 November 1992. Only 28.1% of the registered voters turned out for the parliamentary elections...	Alhaji Amidu Sulemana	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 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2000. Presidential elections were held on the same day with a second round on 28 December 2000. 62% of registered voters turned out for the elections...	Moses Dani Baah	People's National Convention
2008	Alhassan Dubie Halutie	National Democratic Congress

Elections