Dominic Azimbe Azumah

Dominic Azimbe Azumah (born January 1, 1950) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Second and Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Garu-Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2][3]

Hon.

Dominic Azumah
Member of Parliament for Garu-Tempane Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born (1950-01-10) 10 January 1950
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materInstitute of Local Government Studies
OccupationAccountant

Early life and education

Azumah was born on January 1, 1950. He hails from Garu, a town in the Upper East Region of Ghana.[1] He entered the Institute of Local Government Studies, Ghana and obtained his certificate in Local Govt. Adm.[1]

Career

Azumah is an Accountant by profession.[4]

Politics

Azumah is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He first became a member of the parliament in January 1993 after his poll in the 1992 Ghanaian General Elections.[5] He contested for the Parliamentary seat in his Constituency in the 2004 general Elections and became a member of the 4th parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana in January 2005.[5][6]

In 2012, he contested for the Garu-Tempane seat on the ticket of the NPP sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.[1] In the same year(2012) he doubled as the Minister of State-designate under the Government of John Evans Attah Mills.[7]

Elections

He was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 Janauary 1993 after he was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.[8]

Azumah was then reclaimed his seat as the member of parliament for the Garu-Tempane constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[9][10] He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[9][10] His constituency was a part of the 9 parliamentary seats out of 13 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Upper East Region.[11]

The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[12] He was elected with 18,705 votes out of 34,020 total valid votes cast.[9][10] This was equivalent to 55% of total valid votes cast.[10][9] He was elected over Pullam William of the Peoples’ National Convention, Joseph Akudbillahh of the New Patriotic Party and Anabah Joseph Benibah of the Convention People's Party. These obtained 1,878, 13,067 and 370 votes respectively of total votes cast.[9][10] These were equivalent to 5.5%, 38.4% and 1.1% respectively of total valid votes cast.[9][10]

Personal life

Azumah is a Christian (Catholic). He is married (with four children).[1]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Azumah, Dominic Azimbe". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. "I don't know my job - Dominic Azumah tells Vetting C'ttee". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. "Former MP, others fight Adongo over Bolgatanga Central seat". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004.
  5. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Azumah, Dominic Azimbe". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 353.
  7. "I don't know my job - Dominic Azumah tells Vetting C'ttee". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 353.
  9. Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 185.
  10. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Garu Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  11. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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