# Tolon (Ghana parliament constituency)

Tolon 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. Tolon is located in the Northern Region of Ghana. The member of Parliament for the constituency for seventh Parliament of fourth Republic of Ghana was Hon. Wahab Wumbei Suhuyini. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The current member of parliament for the constituency is Habib Iddrisu. He was elected on the ticket of New Patriotic Party. Hon Habib Iddrisu was re-elected for the constituency during the 2024 Ghananian general election.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1992 | Alhaji Abdulai Salifu | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Alhaji Abdulai Salifu | National Democratic Congress |
| 2000 | Alhaji Abdulai Salifu | National Democratic Congress |
| 2004 | Umar Abdul-Razak | National Democratic Congress |
| 2008 | Umar Abdul-Razak | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | Wahab Wumbei Suhuyini | New Patriotic Party |
| 2016 | Wahab Wumbei Suhuyini | New Patriotic Party |
| 2020 | Habib Iddrisu | New Patriotic Party |
| 2024 | Habib Iddrisu | New Patriotic Party |

## Elections

The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Tolon constituency in the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election.
The below table shows the parliamentary election results for Tolon constituency in the 1996 Ghanaian general election.
1996 Ghanaian general election: Tolon Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Alhaji Abdulai Salifu | 14,545 | 45.00 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Alhassan Abukari Baako | 10,462 | 32.40 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Mohammed Zakaria Nabila | 491 | 1.50 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,545 | 45.00 | — |
The following table shows the parliamentary election results for Tolon constituency during the 2000 Ghanaian general election.
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Tolon Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Alhaji Abdulai Salifu | 11,740 | 49.50 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Alhassan A. Baako | 8,701 | 36.50 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Samson Hussein Salifu | 2,751 | 11.50 | — |
| | People's National Convention | Mahammadu Natogmah | 420 | 1.80 | — |
| | UGM | Adam Alhassan | 208 | 0.90 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,740 | 49.50 | — |
The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Tolon constituency in the 2004 Ghanaian general election.
2004 Ghanaian general election: Tolon Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Umar Abdul-Razak | 19,123 | 59.60 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Alhaji Iddrisu Adam | 12,359 | 38.58 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Salifu Samsin Hussein | 612 | 1.90 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,123 | 59.60 | — |
2008 Ghanaian general election
The table below is the results for 2008 Ghanaian general election.
2008 Ghanaian general election: Tolon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| National Democratic Congress | Umar Abdul-Razak | 17,136 | 50.02% |
| New Patriotic Party | Wahab Wumbei Suhuyini | 16,482 | 48.12% |
| PNC | Dokurugu A Sulemana | 387 | 1.13% |
| DFP | Sule Zakaria(Appiah) | 250 | 0.73% |

### 2012 Ghanaian general election

2012 Ghanaian general election was held on Friday, 7 December 2012. The table below is the results for Tolon constituency 2012 Ghanaian general election .
2012 Ghanaian general election: Tolon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| New Patriotic Party | Wahab Wumbei Suhuyini | 18,113 | 48.89% |
| National Democratic Congress | Umar Abdul-Razak | 15,699 | 42.37% |
| IND | Kass Abdul-Latif Tuahir | 2,478 | 6.69% |
| Progressive People's Party | Ziblila Baba Issfu | 398 | 1.07% |
| Convention People's Party | Alhassan Adam Damba | 361 | 0.97% |

### 2016 Ghanaian general election

This table shows the results of 2016 Ghanaian general election for Tolon constituency.
2016 Ghanaian general election: Tolon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| New Patriotic Party | Wahab Wumbei Suhuyini | 21,782 | 50.58% |
| National Democratic Congress | Umar Abdul-Razak | 20,725 | 48.12% |
| PPP | Ziblila Baba Issfu | 304 | 0.71% |
| Convention People's Party | Salifu Samson Hussein | 254 | 0.59% |

#### 2020 Ghanaian general election

The table below is the results of the 2020 Ghanaian general election for Tolon constituency which was held on 7 December 2020.
2020 Ghanaian general election: Tolon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| New Patriotic Party | Habib Iddrisu | 31,429 | 41.13% |
| National Democratic Congress | Yussif Adamu | 22,145 | 48.12% |
| APC | Sumani Charles Baaba | 266 | 0.49% |

##### 2024 Ghanaian general election

The following table shows the results of the 2024 Ghanaian general election for Tolon constituency which was held in 7th December 2024.
2024 Ghanaian general election: Tolon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| New Patriotic Party | Habib Iddrisu | 30,893 | 55.50% |
| National Democratic Congress | Osman Tahidu Damba | 24,772 | 44.50% |
| APC | Sumani Dawuda Wumbei | 0 | 0.00% |