Wulensi (Ghana parliament constituency)
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| Wulensi Parliamentary constituency |
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| Wulensi is in the Nanumba South District of the Northern Region of Ghana | |
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| MP: | Wumbei Kofi Karim |
| Party: | New Patriotic Party (NPP) |
| Region: | Northern Region |
Wulensi 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. Wulensi is located in the Nanumba South district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
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[edit] Boundaries
The seat is located entirely within the Nanumba South district of the Northern Region of Ghana.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party |
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| 1992 | National Democratic Congress | |
| 1996 | Alhaji Saani Iddi | New Patriotic Party |
| 2000 | Samuel Nyimakan | National Democratic Congress |
| 2002 | Wumbei Kofi Karim | New Patriotic Party |
[edit] Elections
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004: Wulensi Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Wumbei Kofi Karim | 10,476 | 46.4 | -4.1 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Laliri George Maban | 9,864 | 43.7 | -1.3 | |
| People's National Convention | Daniel Okpanul | 881 | 3.9 | +1.9 | |
| Democratic People's Party | Dawuda Mumuni | 287 | 1.3 | -0.1 | |
| Convention People's Party | Alhaji Musah Ziblila | 207 | 0.9 | — | |
| Majority | 612 | 2.7 | -1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 23,754 | 89.0 | +30.9 | ||
Wumbei Kofi Karim (NPP), a teacher, won the by-election held on 4 March 2002 with a majority of 894[1] following the disqualification of the incumbent MP, Samuel Nyimakan of the NDC by the Supreme Court of Ghana on 15 January 2003.[2]
| Wulensi by-election, 2002 Source:Ghana Home Page |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Patriotic Party | Wumbei Kofi Karim | 8,197 | 50.5 | +11.2 | |
| National Democratic Congress | Sadani Njigur | 7,303 | 45.0 | -9.4 | |
| People's National Convention | Daniel Okpanul Niwubni | 319 | 2.0 | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | Dawuda Mumuni | 227 | 1.4 | — | |
| Independent | Alhaji Ziblila Musah | 75 | 0.5 | — | |
| Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | Inusah Natogmah | 56 | 0.3 | — | |
| Independent | Peter Maagan Oggah | 53 | 0.3 | — | |
| Majority | 894 | 4.5 | -10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 16,798 | 58.1 | — | ||
| Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000: Wulensi Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| National Democratic Congress | Samuel Nyimakan[2] | 9,537 | 54.4 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | Alhaji Saani Iddi | 6,884 | 39.3 | — | |
| National Reform Party | Binyam S Jangboja | 837 | 4.8 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Ayi Abdu-Rahaman | 278 | 1.6 | — | |
| Majority | 2,653 | 15.1 | — | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "NPP Wins Wulensi By-election", Politics of Wednesday, 5 March 2003, Ghana Home Page. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
- ^ a b "Supreme Court disqualifies NDC MP", Politics of Thursday, 16 January 2003, Ghana Home Page. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
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