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Derek Darko Ohene Assifo Bekoe

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Derek Darko Ohene Assifo Bekoe
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Upper West Akim Constituency
Personal details
Born (1967-04-06) 6 April 1967 (age 57)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Derek Darko Ohene Assifo Bekoe (born 6 April 1967{ is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1]

Politics

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Assifo Bekoe is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and was the member of parliament for the Upper West Akim constituency in the Eastern Region in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[2][3]

2016 election

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Assifo Bekoe contested the Upper West Akim constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 17,091 votes representing 50.26% of the total votes. He won the election over Eugene Sackey of the New Patriotic Party who polled 16,661 votes representing 49.00% and parliamentary candidate for the APC had 251 votes representing 0.71% of the total votes.[4][5]

2020 election

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Assifo Bekoe again contested the Upper West Akim constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanaian general election but lost the election to Frederick Obeng Adom of the New Patriotic Party.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ "EveryPolitician: Ghana - Parliament - Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic". EveryPolitician. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Upper West Akim Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ^ FM, Peace. "Upper West Akim Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Upper West Akim – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Election Data Center. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  6. ^ FM, Peace. "Upper West Akim Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Upper West Akim – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Election Data Center. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Upper West Akim". MobileGhanaWeb. Retrieved 16 October 2023.