Yves Hanson-Nortey Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Hon.
Office:	Member of Parliament for Tema Central constituency
Term Start:	7 January 2021
Nationality:	Ghanaian
Party:	New Patriotic Party

Yves Hanson-Nortey (born 20 April 1983) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the New Patriotic Party. He represents Tema Central Constituency in the 8th parliament of the 4th Republic in Ghana.^[1]

Early life

Hanson-Nortey was born on 20 April 1983. He hails from Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana.^[2]

Political career

Hanson-Nortey was elected member of parliament for Tema Central constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian general elections. He won by pulling 31,121 votes, representing, 65.04% of total votes cast.^[3]

In the parliamentary primaries of 2024 for the NPP, he was defeated in his attempt to represent the party by Charles Forson. Forson secured 420 votes, surpassing his opponent who received 288 votes out of the total valid votes cast.^[4]

References

1. Web site: Parliament of Ghana. 2021-03-01. www.parliament.gh.
2. Web site: 2020-12-08. Hanson-Nortey elected Tema Central MP. 2021-03-01. Ghana News Agency. en-US.
3. Web site: FM. Peace. Tema Central Constituency Results - Election 2020. 2021-03-01. Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
4. Web site: Abedu-Kennedy . Dorcas . 2024-01-27 . NPP primaries: Tema Central MP loses candidacy . 2024-02-01 . Adomonline.com . en-US.