Elvis Morris Donkoh Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Elvis Morris Donkoh
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp:Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency
Parliament:Ghana
Birth Date:25 February 1983
Birth Place:Cape Coast, Central region, Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian 
Party:New Patriotic Party

Elvis Morris Donkoh (born 25 February 1983) is a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and currently a member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Elvis Morris Donkoh was born on 25 February 1983 and hails from Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. Elvis Morris Donkoh obtained his Diploma (Youth In Development Work) from the University of Ghana in the year 2008 and Post Graduate Diploma (Project and Quality Management) from Business University of Costa Rica in the year 2016.

Career

Elvis Morris Donkoh is the Executive Director of Alliance for Youth Development. He is now working as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Political life

Elvis Morris Donkoh contested and won the 2016 NPP parliamentary primaries for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.[4] [5] [6] Elvis Morris Donkoh proceeded to win the parliamentary seat in his constituency (Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency) during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party to join the Seventh (7th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with 22,245 votes (50.7%) against Samuel K. Hayford of the National Democratic Congress who had 20,508 votes (46.7%), Clement Abaidoo of the Progressive People's Party (PPP - Ghana) who had 1,054 votes (2.4%) and Kwame Edu Ofori of the People's National Convention (PNC - Ghana) who also had 116 votes (0.3%).[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Elvis Morris Donkoh again contested and won the 2020 NPP parliamentary primaries for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana with 475 votes against Kobina Nyanteh who had 220 votes.[12] [13] [14] [11] Elvis Morris Donkoh again proceeded to win in the 2020 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party to join the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana with 25,048 votes (49.2%) against Felix Ofosu Kwakye of the National Democratic Congress who had 24,872 votes (48.8%) and Francis Eghan of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) who had also 1,001 votes (2.0%).[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Committees

Elvis Morris Donkoh is a member (Vice Chairperson) of Mines and Energy Committee. He is also a member of Privileges Committee as well as the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee of the Eighth (8th) Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

Personal life

Elvis Morris Donkoh is a Christian and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2024-04-27 . www.parliament.gh.
  2. Web site: Donkoh, Elvis Morris . 2 September 2022 . Ghana MPS . en-US.
  3. Web site: Elvis Morris Donkoh, Biography . 2 September 2022 . GhanaWeb.
  4. Web site: First Task For Victory In 2016 Is Unity, Akufo-addo Admonishes Npp . 3 September 2022 . Modern Ghana . en.
  5. Web site: FM . Peace . Ghana Election 2016 Results - Abura / Asebu / Kwamankese Constituency . 3 September 2022 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  6. Web site: MyNewsGH . 16 December 2018 . Felix Kwakye Ofosu OFFICIALLY announces Parliamentary bid; targets Central Region seat . 3 September 2022 . MyNewsGh . en-US.
  7. Web site: FM . Peace . 2016 Election - Abura / Asebu / Kwamankese Constituency Results . 3 September 2022 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  8. Web site: Online . Angel . 4 December 2020 . Elvis Donkor failed to bring development to Abura-Asebu-Kwamankesse – Felix Ofosu Kwakye . 3 September 2022 . Angel Online . en-US.
  9. Web site: 26 June 2020 . You can’t use your Accra popularity to snatch AAK seat – MP aspirant tells Felix Ofosu Kwakye . 3 September 2022 . The Independent Ghana . en-GB .
  10. Web site: Harry . Prince . 12 September 2020 . Ofosu Kwakye knows he can't win AAK seat- Incumbent MP . 3 September 2022 . Harry Graphic . en-US.
  11. Web site: PlanetHoster - Suspendu . 3 September 2022 . app asempanews..
  12. Web site: 20 June 2020 . NPP Parliamentary Primaries: The winners and losers - MyJoyOnline.com . 3 September 2022 . MyJoyOnline. . en-US.
  13. Web site: Effah . Evans . 21 June 2020 . NPP Primaries: Here is a list of MPs who won . 3 September 2022 . Pulse Ghana . en.
  14. Web site: abura asebu kwamankese npp primaries . 3 September 2022 . agcomx. . 3 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220903131159/https://www.agcomx.com/journal/abura-asebu-kwamankese-npp-primaries-9f8e58 . dead .
  15. Web site: FM . Peace . 2020 Election - Abura / Asebu / Kwamankese Constituency Results . 3 September 2022 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  16. Web site: Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report . 3 September 2022 . en-US.
  17. Web site: 8 December 2020 . Ghana Election 2020: Felix Kwakye Ofosu Humbled As Incumbent Elvis Morris Donkoh Gives Him 176 Vote Margin . 3 September 2022 . Ghgossip. . en-AU.
  18. Web site: MyNewsGH . 8 December 2020 . Elvis Morris Donkoh humbles Felix Kwakye Ofosu with a 176 vote difference . 3 September 2022 . MyNewsGh . en-US.
  19. Web site: Mensah . Jeffrey . 8 December 2020 . Kwakye Ofosu concedes defeat in Abura Asebu despite NDC's claim of flipping seat . 3 September 2022 . Yen- Ghana news. . en.
  20. Web site: Kwakye Ofosu loses Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese seat by 176 votes . 3 September 2022 . Modern Ghana . en.
  21. Web site: 13 December 2020 . Challenge the results of the parliamentary polls - Felix Ofosu Kwakye told . 3 September 2022 . GhanaWeb . en.
  22. Web site: 8 December 2020 . Kwakye Ofosu Loses Abura Constituency by 176 Votes After Being Caught In A Lady's Bedroom at Dawn . 3 September 2022 . GhanaCelebrities.Com . en-US.
  23. Web site: NDC’s Ofosu Kwakye loses AAK to NPP’s Elvis Donkoh . 3 September 2022 . TricksFast . en-US.

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