Alexander Agyei-Acheampong Explained

Alexander Agyei-Acheampong
Office:Member of Parliament for Bekwai Constituency
Term Start:7 January 1996
Term End:6 January 2001
President:Jerry John Rawlings
Predecessor:Oduro Ofrikyi
Successor:Ignatius Kofi Poku Edusei
Parliament1:Ghana
Birth Place:Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian 
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

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]

Elections

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 July 2004 . Deputy Minister re-elected to contest Bekwai Seat . 7 October 2020 . www.ghanaweb.com . en.
  2. Web site: How Ghana elected 200 MPs in 1996. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928085221/http://212.67.202.38/~gri/Elect/1996results.html. 28 September 2007. 4 October 2020. WebArchiveOrg.
  3. Web site: 28 September 2007. Results – 1996 Parliamentary Elections. 7 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928085221/http://212.67.202.38/~gri/Elect/1996results.html. 28 September 2007.
  4. Web site: Living The NPP Dream In The Diaspora – Rev Alex Acheampong. 7 October 2020. Modern Ghana. en.
  5. Web site: 3 November 2008. P. and P. Elections, 7th December 1996: STEP Project Election (1997),Ghana.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203143915/http://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/r01617.pdf . 3 December 2017 . 4 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Elections in Ghana (1996). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20051113190851/http://africanelections.tripod.com:80/gh.html . 13 November 2005 . 4 October 2020. African Election.
  7. Web site: FM. Peace. Parliament – Ashanti Region Election 1996 Results. 7 October 2020. Ghana Elections – Peace FM.