# Karaga (Ghana parliament constituency)

Karaga 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. Karaga is located in the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

## History

This was one of the many constituencies created prior to the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections.

## Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

## Members of Parliament

| First elected | Member | Party |
| 2004 | Iddrisu Dawuda | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa | National Democratic Congress |
| 2020 | Mohammed Amin Adam | New Patriotic Party |

## Elections

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Karaga constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.
2020 Ghanaian general election: Karaga Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Mohammed Amin Adam | 28,335 | 59.00 | — |
| | National Democratic Congress | Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa | 19,690 | 41.00 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,335 | 59.00 | — |
The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Karaga constituency during the 2016 Ghanaian general election.
2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa | 15,820 | 48.97 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Sulemana Ibn Sa-eed | 10,798 | 33.43 | — |
| | Progressive People's Party | Mohammed Alhassan Somuah | 5, 405 | 16.73 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Osman Adam Iddrisu | 160 | 0.50 | — |
| | People's National Convention | Alhassan Abdul Ganiu | 120 | 0.37 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15, 820 | 48.97 | — |
The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Karaga constituency in the 2012 Ghanaian general election.
2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa | 15,648 | 51.20 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Baba Wahab | 13,107 | 42.88 | — |
| | IND | Abdulai Mohammed Sandow | 1, 514 | 4.95 | — |
| | Progressive People's Party | Fuseini Ziblim Yakubu(Agyekum) | 177 | 0.58 | — |
| | People's National Convention | Adam Yussif | 119 | 0.39 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,648 | 51.20 | — |
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Iddrisu Dawuda | 13,361 | 56.2 | −8.3 |
| | New Patriotic Party | Baba Wahab | 9,783 | 41.1 | +5.6 |
| | People's National Convention | Mohammed Tong Doo | 301 | 1.3 | — |
| | Democratic Freedom Party | Haruna Abukari | 264 | 1.1 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Adam Abubakari Mohammed | 86 | 0.4 | — |
| | Democratic People's Party | Adam Yussifu | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,578 | 35.1 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | — | — |
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Karaga Source:Electoral Commission of Ghana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Iddrisu Dawuda | 14,868 | 64.5 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Osman Issah Abukari | 8,192 | 35.5 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,676 | 29.0 | — |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,917 | 90.7 | — |