Andrew Turay is a politician in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

. He competed in the 1996 presidential election

Elections in Sierra Leone

Elections in Sierra Leone gives information on election and election results in Sierra Leone.Sierra Leone elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...

 as part of the United National People's Party

United National People's Party

The United National People's Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.In 1996, the UNPP received 21.6% of the votes in the parliamentary election, winning 17 of the 68 seats...

 (NPP). He received 0.5% of the vote (3,925 total votes).

Turay was the candidate for the Convention People's Party

Convention People's Party (Sierra Leone)

The Convention People's Party is a political party in Sierra Leone. In the August 2007 general election, the party did not win any seats in parliament, and its presidential candidate, Andrew Turay , won only 28,610 votes, 1.56% of the total....

 in the August 2007 presidential election

Sierra Leonean general election, 2007

Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Sierra Leone on 11 August 2007. Seven candidates competed in the first round of the presidential election; no candidate received the necessary 55% of the vote to win in the first round, and a second round was held between the top two candidates,...

. He received fourth place and 1.56% of the vote. In early September, prior to the second round of the election, he announced his support for Solomon Berewa

Solomon Berewa

Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa was Vice-President of Sierra Leone from May 2002 to September 2007...

 of the Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...

(SLPP).