# Chereponi (Ghana parliament constituency)

Chereponi 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. Chereponi is located in the Chereponi district of the North East Region of Ghana.

## Boundaries

The seat is located within the Saboba/Chereponi district of the North East Region of Ghana.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1992 | Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Mohammed Seidu Abah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | Doris Asibi Seidu | New Patriotic Party |
| 2009 | Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite | National Democratic Congress |

## Elections

Doris Asibi Asiedu died on 31 July 2009 after an illness. The Electoral Commission of Ghana organised a by-election for 29 September 2009. Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite (NDC) was declared the winner and duly elected MP by the Electoral Commission of Ghana
2009 by-election: Chereponi Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite | 8,239 | 50.9 | 7.3 |
| | New Patriotic Party | Abukari Aminu Gariba | 7,416 | 45.8 | −6.5 |
| | People's National Convention | Rebecca Namana Jabari | 176 | 1.0 | −0.6 |
| | New Vision Party | Issah Yaw | 139 | 0.8 | — |
| | Democratic People's Party | Iliasu Fati | 106 | 0.6 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 5.1 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,186 | 71.3 | — |
MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2008: Chereponi Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Doris Asibi Seidu | 9,188 | 52.3 | 15.9 |
| | National Democratic Congress | Seidu Issah Abah | 7,648 | 43.6 | 9.1 |
| | Convention People's Party | Michael Kwabena Yawkan | 437 | 2.5 | −1.0 |
| | People's National Convention | Jabali Namana | 286 | 1.6 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,540 | 8.7 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Chereponi Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Doris Asibi Seidu | 5,873 | 36.4 | 33.2 |
| | National Democratic Congress | Seidu Issah Abah | 5,561 | 34.5 | −10.1 |
| | Independent | Bawa Mamshie Ali | 4,138 | 25.7 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Kwabena Yawkan Michael | 559 | 3.5 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 1.9 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,378 | 90.3 | — |
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Chereponi Source:Adam Carr's Election Archive :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Mohammed Seidu Abah | 6,270 | 44.6 | −8.2 |
| | People's National Convention | Bawah Mamshie Ali | 3,879 | 27.6 | 11.4 |
| | National Reform Party | Jabanyit A Samuel | 2,504 | 17.8 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Joseph K Lanzari | 965 | 6.9 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Abubakar S Malba | 453 | 3.2 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,391 | 17.0 | −13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | — |
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Chereponi Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya | 9,092 | 52.8 | — |
| | People's Convention Party | Jakpa Samson Mariba | 3,825 | 22.2 | — |
| | People's National Convention | Bawa Ali Mamshi | 2,794 | 16.2 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Tabi Anthony Bondo Yaw | 1,510 | 8.8 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,267 | 30.6 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,221 | 74.9 | — |
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Chereponi Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Innocent Mahamadu Yahaya | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — |