Wulensi (Ghana parliament constituency)

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Wulensi
constituency
for the Parliament of Ghana
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District Nanumba South District
Region Northern Region of Ghana
Current constituency
Party Independent
MP Nandaya Yaw Stanley

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. Nandaya Yaw Stanley is the member of parliament for the constituency. [1] Wulensi is located in the Nanumba South district of the Northern Region of Ghana. [2]

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Boundaries

The seat is located entirely within the Nanumba South district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992 National Democratic Congress
1996 Alhaji Saani Iddi New Patriotic Party
2000 Samuel NyimakanNational Democratic Congress
2002 Wumbei Kofi KarimNew Patriotic Party
2008 Alhaji Saani Iddi Independent
2012 Ghanaian general election Thomas Donkor Ogajah New Patriotic Party
2020 Ghanaian general election Abukari Dawuni National Democratic Congress

Following the death of the independent MP Alhaji Saani Iddi in early June 2012, [3] [4] the Electoral Commission of Ghana set 31 July 2012 as the date for a by-election following registration of candidates on 3 July and 4 July 2012. [5]

Elections

The below table is the parliamentary election results for the Wulensi constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. [6]

2020 Ghanaian general election: Wulensi
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Abukari Dawuni 20,14850.77—
New Patriotic Party Thomas Donkor Ogajah 19,18448.25—
GUMMoses Mukambe Nyilkajer2380.60—
L.P.GZakaria Mohammed1500.38—
Majority 20,14850.77—

The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Wulensi constituency during the 2016 Ghanaian general election. [7] [8] [9]

2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wulensi
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Thomas Donkor Ogajah 14,95048.84—
National Democratic Congress Laliri George Maban11,06136.14—
Progressive People's Party Yakubu Lumpu4,21413.77—
INDHabib Tahid Damba2330.76—
Convention People's Party Mamani Wumbei Abdulai1500.49—
Majority 14,95048.84.1—
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wulensi
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alhaji Saani Iddi10,17437.1—
New Patriotic Party Thomas Donkor Ogajah NPP8,53831.1−15.3
National Democratic Congress Laliri George Maban8,33530.4−13.3
Convention People's Party Musah Ziblim Star Boy1960.7−0.2
People's National Convention Thomas Muyabi1710.6—
Majority 1,6366.03.3
Turnout ———
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wulensi
Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Wumbei Kofi Karim10,47646.4−4.1
National Democratic Congress Laliri George Maban 9,86443.7−1.3
People's National Convention Daniel Okpanul8813.9+1.9
Democratic People's Party Dawuda Mumuni2871.3−0.1
Convention People's Party Alhaji Musah Ziblila2070.9—
Majority 6122.7−1.8
Turnout 23,75489.0+30.9

Wumbei Kofi Karim (NPP), a teacher, won the by-election held on 4 March 2002 with a majority of 894 [10] following the disqualification of the incumbent MP, Samuel Nyimakan of the NDC by the Supreme Court of Ghana on 15 January 2003. [11]

Wulensi by-election, 2002
Source:Ghana Home Page
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Patriotic Party Wumbei Kofi Karim8,19750.5+11.2
National Democratic Congress Sadani Njigur7,30345.0−9.4
People's National Convention Daniel Okpanul Niwubni3192.0—
Democratic People's Party Dawuda Mumuni2271.4—
Independent Alhaji Ziblila Musah750.5—
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Inusah Natogmah560.3—
Independent Peter Maagan Oggah530.3—
Majority 8944.5−10.6
Turnout 16,79858.1—
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wulensi
Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Democratic Congress Samuel Nyimakan [11] 9,53754.4—
New Patriotic Party Alhaji Saani Iddi6,88439.3—
National Reform Party Binyam S Jangboja8374.8—
Convention People's Party Ayi Abdu-Rahaman2781.6—
Majority 2,65315.1—

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Region - 2024 Results". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Nanumba South District Assembly". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ↑ "MP for Wulensi is dead". CitiFMOnline. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Walensi MP is dead". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "EC sets July 31 for Wulensi By-Election". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  6. ↑ FM, Peace. "Wulensi Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  7. ↑ FM, Peace. "Wulensi Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  8. ↑ "Wulensi – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Election Data Center. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  9. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Wulensi". MobileGhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  10. ↑ "NPP Wins Wulensi By-election". Politics of Wednesday, 5 March 2003. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  11. 1 2 "Supreme Court disqualifies NDC MP". Politics of Thursday, 16 January 2003. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2007-05-16.

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