Wa Central 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. Wa Central is located in the Wa Municipal district

Wa Municipal 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...

.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Wa Municipal District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. To the south is the Northern Region

Northern Region (Ghana)

The Northern Region is the largest area of Ghana. As of 2009, it is divided into 20 districts. The region's capital is Tamale. Climatically, religiously, linguistically, and culturally, the region differs greatly from the politically and economically dominating regions of central and southern...

, to the east the Wa East District

Wa East District

The ' is one of the eight districts in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The capital is Funsi.-Sources:* - has news stories about the district...

 and to the west, the Wa West District

Wa West District

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

. The Nadowli District

Nadowli District

The Nadowli District is a district of Ghana in the Upper West Region.-Sources:*...

 liest to the north.

History

The constituency was changed in 2004 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...

 by carving the Wa West

Wa West (Ghana parliament constituency)

Wa 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 out of it.

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...	Mumuni Abudu Seidu	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...
2004 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:**...	Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo	National Democratic Congress

Elections