Adam Mahama

Adam Mahama is a Ghanaian politician and was the former member of parliament for the Damango/Daboya constituency in the Northern region of Ghana in the second parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[1]

Adam Mahama
Member of parliament for Damango/Daboya Constituency
In office
7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001
PresidentJohn Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
OccupationPolitician

Early life and Education

Mahama holds a Master of Science degree. He is an agriculturist.[1]

Politics

Mahama was elected to represent the Damango/Daboya constituency in the 2nd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana in the 1996 Ghanaian general elections. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2] He took over from Edward Aliedong Alhassan also of the National Democratic Congress who represented the constituency in the first parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[3] Mahama lost his seat to Alex Seidu Sofo in the subsequent elections of 2000.[4] Ironically Alex Seidu Sofo had lost to Adam Mahama in the election of 1996 when Mahama was elected as the member of parliament.

Elections

Mahama was elected with 8356votes out of 17604 valid votes cast representing 47.47% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Alex Seidu Sofo of the People's Convention party, Abdulai Adams of the People's National Convention and Skido Alhassan Ewuntomah of the National Convention Party. These obtained 42.59%, 7.90 and 2.04 respectively of the total valid votes cast.[1]

References
  1. 1996 Parliamentary Election Results. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana. p. 6.
  2. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Damongo Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. Elected Parliamentarians - 1992 Elections. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana.
  4. Electoral Commission of Ghana Parliamentary Result -Election 2000 (PDF). Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 2007. p. 39.
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