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Elections 2016: 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 18 out of 18 Constituencies Declared
56.08%JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA389,132 |
41.34%NANA A. AKUFO-ADDO286,868 |
| CANDIDATE | VOTES | % SHARE |
|---|---|---|
JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA NDC
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389,132 | 56.08% |
NANA A. AKUFO-ADDO NPP
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286,868 | 41.34% |
PAPA KWESI NDUOM PPP
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8,049 | 1.16% |
IVOR KOBINA GREENSTREET CPP
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4,577 | 0.66% |
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JACOB OSEI YEBOAH IND
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2,269 | 0.33% |
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EDWARD MAHAMA PNC
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1,864 | 0.27% |
NANA KONADU AGYEMAN-RAWLINGS NDP
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1,154 | 0.17% |
President: Marginal Wins
| Constituency | Votes Difference | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Zabzugu Tatale | 24 |
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| Nanton | 209 |
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| Tolon | 364 |
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| Wulensi | 1,452 |
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| Gushiegu | 1,729 |
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Skirt & Blouse Constituencies
| Name | Presidential | Parliamentary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kpandai | JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA | NDC | MATTEW NYINDAM | NPP |
| Nanton | JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA | NDC | MOHAMMED HARDI TUFERU | NPP |
| Savelugu | JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA | NDC | MUHAMED ABDUL-SAMED GUNU | NPP |
| Zabzugu Tatale | NANA A. AKUFO-ADDO | NPP | ALHASSAN UMAR | NDC |
| Total | 4 | |||
Parliamentary: Summary
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| All People’s Congress - APC | 0 |
| Convention People's Party - CPP | 0 |
| Democratic People’s Party - DPP | 0 |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party - GCPP | 0 |
| Independent Candidate - IND | 0 |
| National Democratic Congress - NDC | 9 |
| National Democratic Party - NDP | 0 |
| New Patriotic Party - NPP | 9 |
| People’s National Convention - PNC | 0 |
| Progressive People’s Party - PPP | 0 |
| United Front Party - UFP | 0 |
| United Progressive Party - UPP | 0 |
Parliamentary: Marginal Wins
| Constituency | Votes Difference | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Zabzugu Tatale | 157 |
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| Savelugu | 711 |
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| Kpandai | 743 |
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| Nanton | 895 |
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| Tolon | 1,057 |
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