Alexander Agyei-Acheampong
Alexander Agyei-Acheampong | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bekwai Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1996 – 6 January 2001 | |
| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Preceded by | Oduro Ofrikyi |
| Succeeded by | Ignatius Kofi Poku Edusei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Alexander Agyei-Acheampong is a Ghanaian politician. He served as a member of parliament for the Bekwai constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1][2]
Politics[edit]
Alexander had a breakthrough in his political career when he contested for the office of the MP to represent Bekwai Constituency in the 1996 Ghanaian general elections and won it.[3] He had since then become an active and important member of the New Patriotic Party he also became the party's national chairman, Germany branch.[4][5][6][2]
Elections[edit]
Alexander contested as a candidate to represent Bekwai Constituency with the ticket of the New Patriotic Party in the 1996 Ghanaian general elections and won. He was declared winner after being confirmed to have obtained the highest vote count among other contestants. He obtained 28,313 votes while his main opponent, Mr. Kwaku Poku-Agyemang who contested on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress obtained 7,301 votes. These mentioned numbers are equivalent to 63.10% and 16.30% of the total vote count respectively.[7]
See also[edit]
- 1996 Ghanaian general election
- Parliament of Ghana
- Mike Oquaye – Speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic.
References[edit]
- ^ "Deputy Minister re-elected to contest Bekwai Seat". www.ghanaweb.com. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ a b "How Ghana elected 200 MPs in 1996". WebArchiveOrg. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Results – 1996 Parliamentary Elections". 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Living The NPP Dream In The Diaspora – Rev Alex Acheampong". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "P. and P. Elections, 7th December 1996: STEP Project Election (1997),Ghana" (PDF). 4 October 2020. 3 November 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Elections in Ghana (1996)". African Election. Archived from the original on 13 November 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ashanti Region Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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