Bolgatanga East (Ghana parliament constituency) explained

Bolgatanga East
Map2:	Ghana-Northern
District:	Bolgatanga Municipal District
Region:	Upper East Region
Mp:	Dominic Ayine
Party:	National Democratic Congress

Bolgatanga East 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. The Bolgatanga East constituency is located in the Bolgatanga Municipal District of the Upper East Region of Ghana. This constituency was first known as Bolgatanga (Ghana parliament constituency) before it was divided into Bolgatanga central and Bolgatanga east constituency.^{[1] [2]} Hon. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine represent this constituency in the 6th, 7th and Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.^[3]

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Bolgatanga Municipal District of the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
2012	Dominic Akuritinga Ayine	National Democratic Congress
2016	Dominic Akuritinga Ayine	National Democratic Congress
2020	Dominic Akuritinga Ayine	National Democratic Congress

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2016

Bolgatanga East^[4] !Party!Candidates!Votes!%

NDC	Dominic Ayine	10,492	70.63
NPP	Emanuel Abugre Abole	4,224	28.44
PPP	Baba Starling Ayinenongma	138	0.93

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
• List of political parties in Ghana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana . 2023-11-19 . GhanaDistricts..
2. Web site: 108,080 to vote in two constituencies in Bolgatanga . 2023-11-19 . BusinessGhana.
3. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2023-11-19 . parliament of ghana.
4. Web site: Ghana Election 2016 Results - Bolgatanga East Constituency. FM. Peace. Ghana Elections - Peace FM. 2018-04-30.