Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng

Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng was a member of the Ghanaian parliament who represented Afigya-Sekyere East in the Ashanti Region of Ghana from the 1996 general election to the 2008 general election.[1][2] He is a member of the New Patriotic Party who represented the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Parliament.

Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng
Member of parliament forAfigya-Sekyere East Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
Preceded byJohn Kufuor
Member of parliament forAfigya-Sekyere East Constituency
In office
7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005
Preceded byJohn Kufuor
Member of parliament for Afigya-Sekyere East Constituency
In office
7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001
PresidentJohn Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
BornAfigya-Sekyere East, Ashanti Region Ghana)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
OccupationPolitician
Professionr

Politics

Akomia was first elected into Parliament during the December 1996 Ghanaian General Elections on the Ticket of the New Patriotic Party representing the Afigya-Sekyere East Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He polled 18,500 votes out of the 29,734 valid votes cast representing 46.30% against Pious Mercilus G. Griffiths an National Democratic Congress (NDC) member who polled 11,234 votes.[3] He was re-elected into Parliament in 2000 with 26,162 votes out of the 36,276 valid votes cast representing 71.70% against Edward O. Aboagye an NDC member who polled 8,935 representing 24.50%, Dorothy Gifty Antwi a Convention People's Party (CPP) member who polled 451 votes representing 1.20%, Ernest A. Boadu a NRP member who polled 421 votes representing 1.20%, Emmanuel A. Gyasi a UGM member who polled 307 votes representing 0.80% and Kwakwa Amoah a PNC member who polled 213 votes representing 0.60%[4]

Sources
  1. Ghana Study Guide listing of members of Parliament
  2. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Afigya Sekyere East Constituency Election 2020 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  3. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Afigya Sekyere East Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  4. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Afigya Sekyere East Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-04.


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