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Elections 2008: Northern
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History
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.
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Demographics
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.
After 20 out of 20 Constituencies Declared
57.97%JOHN E. ATTA-MILLS381,527 |
37.70%NANA A. AKUFO-ADDO248,165 |
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | % SHARE |
|---|---|---|
JOHN E. ATTA-MILLS NDC
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381,527 | 57.97% |
NANA A. AKUFO-ADDO NPP
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248,165 | 37.70% |
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EDWARD N. MAHAMA PNC
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10,451 | 1.59% |
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PAA KWESI NDUOM CPP
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8,736 | 1.33% |
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EMMANUEL A. ANTWI DFP
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3,635 | 0.55% |
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KWESI AMOFA-YEBOAH IND
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2,670 | 0.41% |
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KWABENA ADJEI RPD
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1,816 | 0.28% |
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THOMAS N. WARD-BREW DPP
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1,201 | 0.18% |
President: Marginal Wins
Skirt & Blouse Constituencies
Parliamentary: Summary
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Convention People's Party - CPP | 0 |
| Democratic Freedom Party - DFP | 0 |
| Democratic People’s Party - DPP | 0 |
| Ghana National Party - GNP | 0 |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party - GCPP | 0 |
| Independent Candidate - IND | 1 |
| National Democratic Congress - NDC | 16 |
| New Patriotic Party - NPP | 3 |
| New Vision Party - NVP | 0 |
| People’s National Convention - PNC | 0 |
| Reformed Patriotic Democrats - RPD | 0 |