|
Odododiodoo
Odododiodio 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. At the by-election held on the 30 August 2005, Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey (NDC) won with a majority of 8,377 to replace Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah also of the NDC who had died earlier. Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah died during his term in parliament Boundaries The seat is located entirely within the Accra Metropolitan Area in turn within the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Members of Parliament Elections See also * List of Ghana Parliament constituencies * Parliamentary constituencies in the Greater Accra Region A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nii Okaidja Adamafio
Nii Okaidja Adamafio is a Ghanaian politician. He was the Minister of the Interior in the Rawlings government from 1997 to 2001. He was the first Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2001 in the Odododiodoo constituency. Early life and education Adamafio is a Ghanaian and was born in Accra, Ghana. He attended La Bone Secondary School, and graduated in 1964. Politics Adamafio served as Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo constituency in the Greater Accra region of Ghana for two paliamantary sittings. He stood for the position of a Member of Parliament for the Odododiodoo constituency in the year 1992 and won. He again contested and won in the 1996 Ghanaian general elections, on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress with a total valid votes of 29,142 representing 35.40%. This was against his opponents; S.A. Odoi Sykes of the New Patriotic Party who polled 27,097 votes which represented 32.90% of the total valid votes, Samuel Agoe Lantei Lamptey of the People' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey
Jonathan Nii Tackie-Komme is a Ghanaian teacher, public servant and a politician. He is the immediate past Member of Parliament of the Odododiodoo constituency. He was elected as MP through a by-election held on 30 August 2005. The by-election became necessary after the death of Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah, the incumbent MP. He won the election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2005 by defeating five other candidates. Early life and education Hon. Tackie-Komme was born a royal and he comes from the Ga dynasty. His father was a former King (paramount chief) of the Ga people in Accra. He attended the Accra Sempe School and later the Kinbu Senior Technical School (formerly Government Boys School) where he graduated with a Middle School Leaving certificate. He entered into public service right after. Between 1970 and 1974 he was a school tutor. He joined the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs as a public servant between 1974 and 1985 and quickly rose to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte
Reginald Niibi Ayi-Bonte is a Ghanaian politician and a former Member of Parliament of the Odododiodoo constituency. He was elected as MP during the 2000 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Politics Ayi-Bonte spent four years in parliament from 2001 to 2004. In 2001, he secured the NPP's nomination to be a parliamentary candidate. In the parliamentary election, he polled 28,270 votes out of the 55,050 valid votes cast representing 51.40% and entered parliament. In 2004, he was nominated again at party primaries after beating competition from two others. He lost the seat to Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah during the 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. In 2005, on the death of Mankattah, he sought for his party support to contest the Bye-election, but was unsuccessful as Asafoatse Sidney Mankattah was selected by the NPP. In 2007 and 2011, he was again unsuccessful at the party's primaries losing out to Mohammed Adjei Sowah and Victor Okaikoi respectively. He was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPs Elected In The Ghana Parliamentary Election, 2004
This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2004 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2004. The list is arranged by region and constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the bottom of the page. Only eight MPs survived from the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic. ie the parliament elected in 2004 Current composition List of MPs elected in the general election The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 2004, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat prior to the election. __NOTOC__ Changes *Alhassan Wayo Seini, MP for Tamale Central, left the NDC to join the NPP. He also resigned his seat in parliament. *Dan Abodakpi, MP for Keta constituency, who was also Minister for Trade and Industry in the NDC Rawlings governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPs Elected In The Ghana Parliamentary Election, 2000
This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) 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. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the bottom of the page. Composition after election List of MPs elected in the general election The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 2000, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat. __NOTOC__ Postponed poll * - '' Asutifi South constituency'' - 3 January 2001 - Due to the death of Philip Kofi Adjapong Amoah, (NPP) candidate standing for parliament, the elections in this constituency were postponed. Cecilia Djan Amoah, the (NPP) replacement candidate and also the widow of the deceased, won the seat with a majority of 550. By-elections * - ''Bimbil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention People's Party
The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC). Nkrumah was the then appointed Secretaty General of the UGCC when he was arrested by the leader of the UGCC and imprisoned for an alleged thought, plans and power against Kwame Nkrumah's leadership. Kwame Nkrumah then formed the Convention People's Party with support of some UGCC members and had a purpose for self governance. Upon Kwame Nkrumah's leadership with the CPP, he orgranized a non violent protest and strike for support of the purpose for self-governance which took him to imprisonment for a second time, but he was released after winning a massive vote by the CPP following the colonies election general election whilst he was in prison. The CPP followers supported Nkrumah's ideas and voted for him massive for power of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah
Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah was a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament for the Odododiodio constituency. He was first elected MP during the 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary election after the NDC Parliamentary candidate, Nii Lante Vanderpuije stepped down after a controversy about election registration. The constituency seat became vacant after his death in 2005. Political career Mankattah spent about six months in parliament from Jan to July, 2005. In 2004, he defeated the incumbent New Patriotic Party MP, Reginald Nii Bi Ayibonte. Elections In 2004, he contested for the Odododiodio parliamentary seat once more. He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. His constituency was a part of the 11 parliamentary seats out of 27 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Greater Accra Region. The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. He was elected with 35, 634 votes out of 67, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPs Elected In The Ghana Parliamentary Election, 1992
This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) 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 international observers. The opposition parties however claimed the election was fraudulent and boycotted this parliamentary election. The list is arranged by region and constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the bottom of the page. Composition The NPP, PNC, PHP and NIP all boycotted the parliamentary election and thus had no seats in parliament. List of MPs elected in the general election The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 1996, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat. __NOTOC__ By-elections *'' New Edubiase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Ghanaian Parliamentary Election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who defeated John Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress with 52 percent of the vote in the first round, enough to win without the need for a runoff. The parliamentary elections saw the NPP win 128 seats in the expanded 230-seat Parliament, an outright majority. IPU Presidential election There were four candidates: * George Aggudey () * |
Independent (political)
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party, and therefore choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In running for public office, independents sometimes choose to form a party or alliance with other independents, and may formally register their party or alliance. Even where the word "independent" is used, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Ghanaian Parliamentary Election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.Elections in Ghana African Elections Database In the presidential election, of the (NPP) led the field in the first round of voting, taking 48 percent of the vote. Vice President of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Reform Party (Ghana)
The National Reform Party is a political party in Ghana. It was founded in 1999 by a splinter group from the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Elections The party contested the 2000 presidential and parliamentary elections on the 7 December 2000 but won no seats. Its presidential candidate Augustus Obuadum Tanoh (''"Goosie" Tanoh'') had 1.1% of the presidential vote. His running mate was Fetus Kosiba. Electoral performance Parliamentary elections Presidential elections Officials The chairman and leader of the party is Peter Kpordugbe, former head of the National Service Secretariat National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ... and a former member of the NDC. The general secretary is Kyeretwie Opoku. Motto The party's motto is "Ghana first". See also *List of politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
