title: Garu – Tempane (Ghana parliament constituency)
text: # Garu – Tempane (Ghana parliament constituency)
  
  Garu - Tempane 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. Garu - Tempane is located in the Garu-Tempane district of the Upper East Region of Ghana.
  
  ## Boundaries
  
  The seat is located within the Garu-Tempane District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The constituency was divided to form the Garu and Tempane constituencies respectively in 2012.
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  Kusasi Central :
  
  | First elected | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1954 (Gold Coast) | Jambaidu Awuni | Northern People's Party |
  | 1956 (1st Ghana parliament) | Jambaidu Awuni | Northern People's Party |
  | Tempane |||
  | 1965 | Bukari Yakubu | Convention People's Party |
  | Garu-Tempane |||
  | 1969 | Idana Asigri | Progress Party |
  | 1979 | Dominic A. Akudago | People's National Party |
  | 1992 | Dominic Azimbe Azumah | National Democratic Congress |
  | 2000 | Joseph Akudibilla | Independent |
  | 2004 | Dominic Azimbe Azumah | National Democratic Congress |
  
  ## Elections
  
  2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Garu - Tempane Source:Ghana Home Page :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Democratic Congress | Dominic Azimbe Azumah | 16,318 | 47.8 | |
  | | New Patriotic Party | Samari Alhassan | 15,560 | 45.9 | |
  | | Convention People's Party | Chris Anaba Allem | 471 | 1.4 | |
  | | People's National Convention | Tuyaab Haruna Mintar | 445 | 1.3 | |
  | | Democratic Freedom Party | Dahamani Edward | 1,241 | 3.6 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,271 | 6.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | — |
  