Kpandai
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictKpandai District
RegionNorthern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
PartyNational Democratic Congress
MPDaniel Nsala Wakpal[1]

Kpandai 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. It is located in the Northern Region of Ghana. The current member of Parliament for the constituency is Daniel Nsala Wakpal. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and won a majority of 2,073 votes more than the candidate closest in the race, to win the constituency election to become the MP.[2] He took over from the MP Mathew Nyindam who represented the constituency in the 6th Republican parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party and had another chance to represent the constituency for another four years after winning the 2016 election once again7th Republican Parliament on the ticket of New Patriotic Party.

However, The Deputy chief whip lost to his main contender, Daniel Nsala Wakpal of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC [3] after polling 23,669 votes against the NDC candidate's 25,941 votes. The current member of Parliament for Kpandai Constituency Daniel Nsala Wakpal represents MPs elected in the Ghanaian Parliamentary election, 2020/8th Republican Parliament on the ticket of National Democratic Congress.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 Lipkalimor Kwajo Tawiah National Democratic Congress
1996
2008
2012 Matthew Nyindam New Patriotic Party
2016
2020
2020 Daniel Nsala Wakpal National Democratic Congress
2024

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Kpandai district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

See also

References

  1. "Parliament of Ghana".
  2. "2020 Election - Kpandai Constituency Results".
  3. "Deputy Majority Chief Whip ousted from Parliament. » Ghana Vanguard". 9 December 2020.

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