Kofi Karim Wumbei

Kofi Karim Wumbei is a Ghanaian politician and also a teacher.[1] He served as a member of parliament for the Wulensi Constituency in the Northern Region.[2][3]

Hon.

Kobina Tahir Hammond
Member of Parliament for Wulensi Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born (1955-07-07) 7 July 1955
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Cape Coast
ProfessionTeacher

Early life and Education

Wumbei was born on 7 July 1955.[1] He has a Master of Science in Education at the University of Cape Coast.[1]

Career

Wumbei is a teacher by profession.[1]

Politics

Wumbei is a member of the 4th parliament of the 4th republic on seat in the 2004 Ghanaian general election[4] for the New Patriotic Party.

Elections

Wumbei was elected as the member of parliament for the Wulensi constituency of the Northern Region of Ghana for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[5][6] His constituency was a part of the 8 parliamentary seats out of 26 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Northern Region.[7] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[7] He was elected with 10,476 votes out of 22,567 total valid votes cast equivalent to 46.4% of total valid votes cast.[5][6] He was elected over Daniel Okpanul of the People's National Convention, Laliri George Maban of the National Democratic Congress, Alhaji Musah Ziblila Star Boy of the Convention People's Party, Dawuda Mumuni of the Democratic People's Party and Mohammed Iddrisu an independent candidate.[5][6] These obtained 3.9%, 43.7%, 0.9%, 1.3% and 3.8% respectively of total valid votes cast.[5][6]

Personal life

Wumbei is a Muslim.[1]

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 511.
  2. "UCC IR: Browsing DSpace". erl.ucc.edu.gh. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  3. "Kofi Karim Wumbei". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  4. "NPP Wins Wulensi By-election". www.ghanaweb.com. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  5. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Wulensi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  6. Elections 2004; Ghana’s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 180.
  7. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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