# Wulensi (Ghana parliament constituency)

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.

## Boundaries

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

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1992 | | National Democratic Congress |
| 1996 | Alhaji Saani Iddi | New Patriotic Party |
| 2000 | Samuel Nyimakan | National Democratic Congress |
| 2002 | Wumbei Kofi Karim | New 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, 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.

## Elections

The below table is the parliamentary election results for the Wulensi constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.
2020 Ghanaian general election: Wulensi Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Abukari Dawuni | 20,148 | 50.77 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Thomas Donkor Ogajah | 19,184 | 48.25 | — |
| | GUM | Moses Mukambe Nyilkajer | 238 | 0.60 | — |
| | L.P.G | Zakaria Mohammed | 150 | 0.38 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,148 | 50.77 | — |
The table below shows the parliamentary election results for Wulensi constituency during the 2016 Ghanaian general election.
2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wulensi Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Patriotic Party | Thomas Donkor Ogajah | 14,950 | 48.84 | — |
| | National Democratic Congress | Laliri George Maban | 11,061 | 36.14 | — |
| | Progressive People's Party | Yakubu Lumpu | 4,214 | 13.77 | — |
| | IND | Habib Tahid Damba | 233 | 0.76 | — |
| | Convention People's Party | Mamani Wumbei Abdulai | 150 | 0.49 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,950 | 48.84.1 | — |
2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wulensi Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alhaji Saani Iddi | 10,174 | 37.1 | — |
| | New Patriotic Party | Thomas Donkor Ogajah NPP | 8,538 | 31.1 | −15.3 |
| | National Democratic Congress | Laliri George Maban | 8,335 | 30.4 | −13.3 |
| | Convention People's Party | Musah Ziblim Star Boy | 196 | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| | People's National Convention | Thomas Muyabi | 171 | 0.6 | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,636 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | — | — |
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wulensi Source:National Electoral Commission, Ghana :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 612 | 2.7 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 following the disqualification of the incumbent MP, Samuel Nyimakan of the NDC by the Supreme Court of Ghana on 15 January 2003.
Wulensi by-election, 2002 Source:Ghana Home Page :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 894 | 4.5 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,798 | 58.1 | — |
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election: Wulensi Source:Adam Carr's Election Archives :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic Congress | Samuel Nyimakan | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,653 | 15.1 | — |