Wa West (Ghana parliament constituency)

Wa West 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. Peter Lanchene Toobu is the member of parliament for the constituency.^[1] Wa West is located in the Wa West district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Wa West
constituency for the Parliament of Ghana
District	Wa West District
Region	Upper West Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	National Democratic Congress
MP	Peter Lanchene Toobu

This seat was created prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004.

Boundaries

The seat is located within the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana.

History

The constituency was first created in 2004 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana along with 29 other new ones, increasing the number of constituencies from 200 to 230.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
2004	Joseph Yieleh Chireh	National Democratic Congress
2020	Peter Lanchene Toobu [3]	National Democratic Congress
2024	Peter Lanchene Toobu	National Democratic Congress

Elections

2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wa West
Source:Ghana Home Page

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Democratic Congress	Joseph Yieleh Chireh	10,468	50.0	—
	Independent	Edward B. Yirimanbo IND	5,541	26.5	—
	New Patriotic Party	Dari Daniel Kuusongno	4,455	21.3	—
	People's National Convention	Iddrisu Ibrahim	243	1.2	—
	Convention People's Party	Zoyaari John	241	1.2	—
	Democratic People's Party	Kanda Al-Hassan	0	0.0	—
Majority			4,927	23.5	—
Turnout			—	—	—

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies