Wulensi (Ghana parliament constituency)
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Wulensi is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana
Parliament of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...

. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)
Member of Parliament
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 by the first past the post system of election. Wulensi is located in the Nanumba South district
Nanumba South District
The ' is one of the eighteen districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Its capital is the town of Wulensi....

 of the Northern Region
Northern Region (Ghana)
The Northern Region is the largest area of Ghana. As of 2009, it is divided into 20 districts. The region's capital is Tamale. Climatically, religiously, linguistically, and culturally, the region differs greatly from the politically and economically dominating regions of central and southern...

 of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

.

Boundaries

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

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1992
MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1992
This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1992 parliamentary election, held on December 29, 1992. The preceding presidential election was considered to have been conducted in a free and fair manner by...

National Democratic Congress
National Democratic Congress (Ghana)
The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...

1996
MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 1996
This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 1996 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 1996.The list is arranged by region and constituency...

Alhaji Saani Iddi New Patriotic Party
New Patriotic Party
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2000
MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2000
This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2000 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2000.The list is arranged by region and constituency...

Samuel Nyimakan National Democratic Congress
2002 Wumbei Kofi Karim New Patriotic Party
2008 Alhaji Saani Iddi Independent
Independent (politician)
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Elections


















Wumbei Kofi Karim (NPP), a teacher, won the by-election held on 4 March 2002 with a majority of 894 following the disqualification of the incumbent MP, Samuel Nyimakan of the NDC by the Supreme Court of Ghana
Supreme Court of Ghana
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government.-History:...

 on 15 January 2003.















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