Mark Anthony Awuni

Mark Anthony Awuni is a Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana.[1] He was the Member of Parliament representing Binduri constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[1] He is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1]

Hon.

Mark Anthony Awuni
Member of Parliament for Binduri Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born (1940-06-10) 10 June 1940
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materClaver House Institute, London
ProfessionTeacher

Early life and Education

Awuni was born on March 12, 1950.[1] He is a product of Claver House Institute.[1] He holds a Diploma in Education from the institute.[1]

Career

Awuni is a teacher by profession.[1]

Political career

Awuni is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1] He became a member of parliament from January 2005 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2004.[2][3] He was elected as the member of parliament for the Binduri constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[3][2]

Elections

Awuni was elected as the member of parliament for the Binduri constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[1][4] He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[2][3] 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.[5] The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[4] He was elected with 9,797 votes out of 19,939 total valid votes cast.[2][3] This was equivalent to 49.1% of total valid votes cast.[3][2] He was elected over Yakubu Stephen of the New Patriotic Party, Barichie Tilata Yakubu of the Convention People's Party and Aboyella Charles an independent candidate.[2][3] These obtained 6,216, 199 and 3727 votes respectively of total votes cast.[3][4] These were equivalent to 31.2%, 1.0% and 18.7% respectively of total valid votes cast.[3][4]

Personal life

Awuni is a Christian.[1]

See also

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 201.
  2. Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 183.
  3. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Binduri Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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