The Northern Region is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana. It is located in the north of the country and was the largest of the sixteen regions, covering an area of 70,384 square kilometres or 31 percent of Ghana's area until December 2018 when the Savannah Region and North East Regions were created from it. The Northern Region is divided into 14 districts. The region's capital is Tamale.
The Northern Region has a low population density, and, along with the official language of English, most inhabitants (52%) speak a language of the Oti–Volta subfamily in the Niger–Congo language family, such as Dagbani, Mamprusi or Konkomba. The Dagbon Kingdom, of the Dagomba people, is located in the region.
50.00%JOHN E. ATTA-MILLS249,119 |
30.01%JOHN A. KUFUOR149,521 |
CANDIDATE | VOTES | % SHARE |
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JOHN E. ATTA-MILLS NDC | 249,119 | 50.00% |
JOHN A. KUFUOR NPP | 149,521 | 30.01% |
EDWARD MAHAMA PNC | 41,990 | 8.43% |
GEORGE HAGAN CPP | 36,098 | 7.25% |
GOOSIE TANOH NRP | 9,925 | 1.99% |
DAN LARTEY GCPP | 8,660 | 1.74% |
CHARLES WEREKO-BROBBEY UGM | 2,921 | 0.59% |
Constituency | Votes Difference | Percentage |
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Choggo/Tishigu | 1,070 |
|
Nanton | 1,500 |
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Nalerigu/Gambaga | 2,211 |
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Yendi | 2,422 |
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Salaga | 2,467 |
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Name | Presidential | Parliamentary | ||
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Salaga | JOHN E. ATTA-MILLS | NDC | BONIFACE A.B. SADDIQUE | IND |
Total | 1 |
Party | Seats |
---|---|
Convention People's Party - CPP | 0 |
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere - EGLE | 0 |
Great Consolidated Popular Party - GCPP | 0 |
Independent Candidate - IND | 1 |
National Democratic Congress - NDC | 15 |
National Reform Party - NRP | 0 |
New Patriotic Party - NPP | 2 |
People’s National Convention - PNC | 1 |
United Ghana Movement - UGM | 0 |
Constituency | Votes Difference | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Choggo/Tishigu | 352 |
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Mion | 547 |
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Nanton | 1,017 |
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Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo | 1,045 |
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Salaga | 1,821 |
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