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Yaw Asiedu-Mensah

Yaw Asiedu-Mensah

Ghanaian politician

Yaw Asiedu-Mensah was a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament for the Dormaa West constituency of the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.[1]

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Early life and education

Asiedu-Mensah was born on 26 January 1939. He has a GCE A Level Certificate in Education.[1]

Career

Asiedu-Mensah is a Teacher by profession.[1]

Political career

2000 Elections

Asiedu-Mensah first entered parliament as the member of parliament for the Dormaa West constituency after he won the constituency election in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections. He thus represented the constituency in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. Asiedu-Mensah was elected with 20,331votes out of 40,665 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 50.0% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Thomas Kwame Yeboah of the National Democratic Congress, Dr. Solomon Anso Manson an independent candidate, Chou-En-Lai Paul Ankomah of the National Reform Party, Kofi Adu-Gyamfi of the Convention People's Party, Christopher AA-Bagme of the People's National Convention and Arhin Seth Asante of the United Ghana Movement. These obtained 17,618 votes, 1,088votes, 588votes, 460votes, 369votes and 211 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 43.3%, 2.7%, 1.4%, 1.1%, 0.9% and 0.5% respectively of the total valid votes cast.1 Asiedu-Mensah was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[2] His constituency was a part of 14 parliamentary seats out of a total 21 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that elections in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. In all, the New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 100 parliamentary representation out of 200 parliamentary seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[3][4]

2004 Elections

Asiedu-Mensah was re-elected as the member of parliament for the Dormaa West constituency for the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. He thus represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. Asiedu-Mensah was elected with 23,764 votes out of 47,412 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 50.1% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Oppong Asamoah Vincent of the National Democratic Congress and Kwadwo Agyei-Dwomor of the Democratic People's Party. These obtained 22,601 votes and 1,047 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast. 4.5 This were equivalent to 47.7% and 2.2% of the total valid votes cast. Asiedu-Mensah was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[5][6] His constituency was a part of 14 parliamentary seats out of a total 24 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana in that elections. In all, the New Patriotic Party won an majority total of 114 parliamentary representation out of a total 230 seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[4][7]

Personal life

Asiedu-Mensah is a Christian.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Ghana: Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. 2004. p. 189.
  2. [2]
    FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Dorma Central Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. [5]
    FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Berekum East Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. [6]
    Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 133.
  7. [7]
    FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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