Sampson Kwaku Boafo
Hon. Sampson Kwaku Boafo | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Subin Constituency/ Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture | |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Committees | Defence, Interior and Judiciary Committees |
Sampson Kwaku Boafo is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the Member of Parliament in the Asante region for the Subin constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[1][2]
Career
Boafo is a Ghanaian politician who doubles as a lawyer and founder of City Temple International. He served as an Member of Parliament in that constituency for three consecutive occasions.[1]
Political career
Boafo first served as parliamentarian in Asante Akyem in 1979 during Ghana's Third Republic, headed by the late Dr. Hilla Limann. His political dream was however short-lived following the 31 December 1981 coup d'etat led by Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings. Mr. Boafo however came back to Parliament in 1997 for service under the Fourth Republic. He has served on various parliamentary committees including Defence, Interior and Judiciary. Boafo was the former Minister of State under the Kufour administration for the New Patriotic Party in the Subin parliamentary constituency in the Asante region.[3] He was born in the 21st Century in Asante region. He was the Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture.[1]
Elections
Boafo was elected as the member of parliament for the Subin constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[4][5] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[4][5] His constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[6] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[7] He was elected with 42,712 votes out of 61,133 total valid votes cast.[4][5] This was equivalent to 69.9% of total valid votes cast.[4][5] He was elected over Huseni Aminu Ali of the People's National Convention, Abraham Kwesi Mensah of the National Democratic Congress, Kwame Appiah Boateng of the Convention People's Party and Charles Hagan Kofi an independent candidate.[4][5] These obtained 849, 11,098, 1,611 and 4,863 votes respectively of total valid votes cast.[4][5] These were equivalent to 1.4%, 18.2%, 2.6% and 8% respectively of total valid votes cast.[4][5]
Personal life
Boafo is a Christian.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "S.K. Boafo pulls out". www.ghanaweb.com. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "List of MPs elected in the 2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election", Wikipedia, 2 August 2020, retrieved 3 August 2020
- ^ "Wontumi is an exceptional chairman – Sampson Kwaku Boafo". www.ghanaweb.com. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Subin Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Ghana Elections 2008. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2010. p. 129.
- ^ "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.