Joe Danquah

Joe Danquah was a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament for the Tain constituency of the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.

Hon.

Joe Danquah
Member of Parliament for Tain Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Preceded byNew Constituency
Succeeded byAhmed Ibrahim
Personal details
Born (1972-05-09) 9 May 1972
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
ProfessionPolitician, District Chief Executive

Early life and education

Danquah was born on 9 May 1972.[1] He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Ghana.[1]

Political career

Danquah was elected as the member of parliament for the Tain constituency in the 3rd parliament of Ghana after it was newly created in 2004. Before proceeding into parliament he worked as a District Chief Executive.[1]

2004 Elections

This was after he won the elections in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections for the constituency.[2][3] He thus represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[2][3] He was elected with 16,328 votes out of 32,351 total valid votes cast.[2][3] This was equivalent to 50.5% of total valid votes cast.[2][3] He was elected over Ahmed Ibrahim of the National Democratic Congress and Joana Mayfair Abrebrese of the Convention People's Party and Jemima Yahaya of the Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Party.[2][3] These obtained 15,410 votes, 373 votes and 240 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast.[2][3] These were equivalent to 47.6%, 1.2% and 0.7% respectively of the total valid votes cast.[2][3] Asiedu Mensah was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[2][3] 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.[4][5] 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.[5]

2008 Elections

Danquah failed to maintain his seat in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections as the Member of Parliament for the Tain Constituency.[6] He was oust by the candidate of the major opposition party, the National Democratic Party – Ahmed Ibrahim.[6] After the elections, however, Danquah alleged that his loss was as a result of intimidation by the electorate during the elections by members of the National Democratic Congress.[7]

Personal life

Danquah is a Christian.[1]

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-200. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 263.
  2. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Tain Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 137.
  4. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Tain Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  7. "MP Challenges Results". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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