Ayawaso East

Ayawaso East
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
DistrictAccra Metropolitan Area
RegionGreater Accra Region of Ghana
Current constituency
MPBaba Jamal

Ayawaso 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 Ayawaso East constituency is located in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It covers suburbs such as Nima, Maamobi, Accra New Town and adjoining communities.[1]

Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

First electedMemberParty
Ayawaso
1969 Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye Progress Party
1979 Mohammed Farl People's National Party
Ayawaso East
1992 Yahaya Seidu National Democratic Congress
1996 Farouk Braimah National Democratic Congress
2000 Mustapha Ahmed National Democratic Congress
2012 Naser Toure Mahama National Democratic Congress
2026 Baba Jamal[2] National Democratic Congress

Elections

2026 By-election: Ayawaso East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Baba Jamal 10,884 64.30 −6.55
NPP Baba Ali Yussif 4,009 23.68 −18.01
Independent Umar Sanda Mohammed 1,885 11.14 —
Independent David Akonor 107 0.63 —
Liberal Party of Ghana Ibrahim Iddrisu 43 0.25 —
Majority 6,875 40.62 −30.23
Turnout — — —
Registered electors — —
2024 Ghanaian general election: Ayawaso East[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Naser Toure Mahama 22,139 70.85
NPP Zak Rahman 9,110 29.15
Majority 13,029 +41.70
Turnout 32,005 —
Registered electors


2020 Ghanaian general election: Ayawaso East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Naser Toure Mahama 23,583 61.18
NPP Peter Mireku Kwame Antwi 14,966 38.82
Majority 8,617 22.36
Turnout —
Registered electors


2016 Ghanaian general election: Ayawaso East[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Naser Toure Mahama 23,407 62.10
NPP Peter Mireku Kwame Antwi 13,599 36.08
PPP Mohammed Ibrahim Bilal 438 1.16
CPP Abdul Ganiyu Shaibu 174 0.46
People's National Convention Alhassan Abubakari 72 0.19
Majority 9,808 26.02
Turnout 37,878 67.5 —
Registered electors 56,105


2012 Ghanaian general election: Ayawaso East[8][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Naser Toure Mahama 26,647 65.44
NPP Mohammed Baba 13,887 34.10
CPP Adoley Addo 47 0.12
People's National Convention Alhassan Abubakar Zeba 43 0.11
Independent Philip S. Y. Aheto 40 0.10
PPP Alhassan A Kamagtey 34 0.08
NDP Mohammed Aminu L Dauda 22 0.05
Majority 12,760 +31.34
Turnout 41,045 76.69 —
Registered electors 53,521


2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Ayawaso East[9][6][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Mustapha Ahmed 44,655 57.16 +1.06
NPP Mohammed Salisu Baba 26,020 33.31 −5.89
Independent Mohammed Amin Lamptey 3,652 0.0 —
CPP Amin Abdul Karim Larry 1,754 — —
People's National Convention Haruna Bukari Dabre 747 0.76 −3.74
DFP Bernard Anvuur Billy 593 — —
Independent Daniel Danquah 314 — —
New Vision Samuel Kwesi Gyasi 0 0.0 —
Majority 42,053 84.6 +67.7
Turnout 85,411 73.9 −11.64
Registered electors 115,454 —


2004 Ghanaian general election: Ayawaso East[6][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Mustapha Ahmed 49,354 56.1
NPP Dadda Braimah B 34,453 39.2
People's National Convention Abdiel Godly Babaaali 4,095 4.7
Majority 14,901 16.9
Turnout 88,606 85.54 —
Registered electors 103,582


2000 Ghanaian general election: Ayawaso East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Mustapha Ahmed 29,579 44.77 −8.35
NPP Kofi Wayo 29,026 43.93 +18.49
People's National Convention Hajia Damata Sulemana 5,775 8.74 −2.52
National Reform Party Damata Sulemana 960 1.45 —
CPP Ibrahim Futa 727 1.10 —
United Ghana Movement Bismark Abdallah Agbagli 0 0.00 —
Majority 553 0.84 −26.54
Turnout 66,492 56.46 −24.00
Registered electors 117,759


1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Ayawaso East[6][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Farouk Braimah 45,605 53.12
NPP Yussif Kwame Nkrumah 21,841 25.44
People's National Convention Amadu Ibrahim Jebkle 9,669 11.26
Independent Abdiel Godly Baba Ali 3,575 4.16
NCP Ahmed Nii Nortey 3,397 3.96
People's Convention Party Ibrahim Futa 1,766 2.06
Majority 23,764 27.68
Turnout 85,853 80.46 —
Registered electors 106,698

The 1992 parliamentary election was boycotted by the opposition parties.

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Ayawaso East[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDC Yahaya Seidu
Majority
Turnout 16,287 —
Registered electors 95,933

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "NDC's Baba Jamal wins Ayawaso East bye-election". Ghana Business News. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "NDC's Baba Jamal wins Ayawaso East bye-election". Ghana Business News. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Greater Accra Region – Parliamentary Summary Results By Constituencies Greater Accra Region". ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ayawaso East Summary - 2024 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Parliament: Greater Accra Region Summary". modernghana.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 David Lublin. "Election Passport | Providing election data from around the world". electionpassport.com. American University. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ayawaso East Summary - 2016 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ayawaso East Summary - 2012 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Parliamentary Results Ayawaso East (Greater Accra Region)". ghanaweb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ayawaso East Summary - 2008 Elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "ELECTIONS 2004 - Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections 2004". ghana.fes.de. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. November 2005. p. 178. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "1996 parliamentary election results" (PDF). ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. 1996. pp. 6, 22, 38, 54. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Elected Parliamentarians - 1992 Elections". Electoral Commission of Ghana. 21 October 2008. pp. xls. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2026.