'Skirt and blouse' voting patterns dominate in the Upper West Region'Skirt and blouse' voting patterns dominate in the Upper West Region

Wa, Dec.12, GNA – Normal business has resumed after the presidential and parliamentary elections with people are going about their normal activities without any hindrance.No serious incidents occurred in the region and the fears entertained by many could not be sustained as the elections has been described as the most peaceful and orderly ever conducted in the area.A noticeable feature however was the ‘skirt and blouse’ pattern of voting in electing Members of Parliament and the preference for the President. In many instances too, some of the Members of the Parliament retained their positions by merely ridding on the shoulders of their party or perhaps the goodwill of the President-elect John Dramani Mahama.Indeed as the results portrayed, the elected representatives need to work harder than before to meet the aspirations and needs of the people so as to win the confidence reposed in them else they could also be ushered out by 2016.The skirt and blouse voting was so dominant in constituencies such as the Wa Central, Wa East, Wa West, Jirapa and Nadowli/Kaleo and the Members of Parliament in those constituencies need to pay attention to the actual needs of their constituents.Here are the Presidential results in the region:Wa Central                    NDC                      37,382GCPP                          278NPP                        20,822 PPP                              829UFP                               75 PNC                             424CPP                                74Independent                    63Wa East ConstituencyNDC                        13,900GCPP                            232NPP                          11,271PPP                                154UFP                                  64PNC                                119CPP                                   54Independent                       89Wa West ConstituencyNDC                             18,856GCPP                                 429NPP                                 7,301PPP                                     801UFP                                    104PNC                                   165CPP                                    108Independent                        136Nadowli/Kaleo ConstituencyNDC                              19,825GCPP                                  434NPP                                  7,602PPP                                      171UFP                                       46PNC                                    115CPP                                       67Independent                          65Daffiama/Bussie/Issa ConstituencyNDC                                8,700GCPP                                  123NPP                                  3,520PPP                                      395UFP                                       43PNC                                      79CPP                                      40Independent                          43Jirapa ConstituencyNDC                              20,603        GCPP                                  261NPP                                 3,375PPP                                    155UFP                                     66PNC                                  173CPP                                   173Independent                    1,524Lambussie/Karni ConstituencyNDC                              12,313          GCPP                                  177NPP                                  2,880PPP                                      196UFP                                       19PNC                                      96CPP                                       65Independent                         295Lawra ConstituencyNDC                               13,739 GCPP                                   219NPP                                   5,538PPP                                      117UFP                                        22PNC                                       60CPP                                        45Independent                            48Nandom ConstituencyNDC                                14,407GCPP                                   136NPP                                   5,774PPP                                         45UFP                                        16PNC                                       46CPP                                       27Independent                           24Sissala West ConstituencyNDC                               12,850GCPP                                   123NPP                                   7,402PPP                                        65UFP                                       22PNC                                  1,274CPP                                        24Independent                            49Sissala East ConstituencyNDC                                13,559GCPP                                    199NPP                                    7,613PPP                                         162UFP                                          57PNC                                     2,382CPP                                         136Independent                             454Parliamentary Election ResultsWa CentralNDC                                   28,149NPP                                    22,304PPP                                       3,150PNC                                      6,202CPP                                          310Independent                              120Wa East ConstituencyNDC                                     12,846NPP                                       12,505PPP                                             262PNC                                            187NDP                                            105Daffiama/Bussie/Issa ConstituencyNDC                                         7,293NPP                                           4,931PPP                                               690PNC                                              146NDP                                              101Nadowli/Kaleo ConstituencyNDC                                         16,063NPP                                          12,073PPP                                                253PNC                                               169NDP                                                 90Wa West ConstituencyNDC                                         16,368NPP                                            9, 918PPP                                             1,744NDP                                               333Jirapa ConstituencyNDC                                          11,172NPP                                             2,165PNC                                                139CPP                                                  87NDP                                               104DPP                                                 92Independent                               12,902Lambussie/Karni ConstituencyNDC                                           8,444NPP                                            2,569PPP                                                423PNC                                               194CPP                                                180NDP                                                 51Independent                                 4,164Lawra ConstituencyNDC                                           12,735NPP                                              6,588PPP                                                  408CPP                                                  111NDP                                                    61Sissala West ConstituencyNDC                                             11,294NPP                                                8,144PNC                                                2,935NDP                                                    77Sissala East ConstituencyNDC                                              8,987NPP                                               6,603PPP                                                   259PNC                                               6,450UFP                                                   193NDP                                                  149Independent                                    2,217Nandom ConstituencyNDC                                             13,172NPP                                                7, 333NDP                                                    134GNA Read Full Story