Ishmael Ashitey

Ashitey emerged winner of the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections as a member of parliament of the second parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana and was elected on 7 January 1997. He won with 33,421 votes representing 35.80% of the total valid votes hence defeating his opponents; Nii Adjei Larbie of the National Democratic Congress who polled 29,914 votes representing 32.00% of the total valid votes cast, Seth Laryea Tetteh of the Convention People's Part polled 4,211 votes which represent 4.50% and Frank Sontim-Bour Yendork of the People's National Convention polled 1,803 votes which represent 1.90% of the total votes cast .

Ashitey was elected as the member of parliament for the Tema East constituency in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections.[4] He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[4] His constituency was a part of the 6 parliamentary seats out of 22 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Greater Accra Region.[5][6][7]The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 92 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3^rd parliament of the 4^th republic of Ghana.[5] He was elected with 35,044 votes out of 63,034 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 56.2% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Eben T. Anuwa-Armah of the National Democratic Congress, Dr. Frederick W. Asante Akuffo of the Convention People's Party, William Kobb-Lumor of the National Reform party, Erasmus Aruna Quao of the People's National Convention and Mensah Steve of the United Ghana Movement[8][9] These obtained 18,432, 5,028, 2,262, 1,198 and 402 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 29.6%, 8.1%, 3.6%, 1.9 and 0.6% respectively of total valid votes cast.[9][8]

Ashitey was elected as the member of Parliament in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[10] He was elected with 41,519 votes out of the 86,284total values cast. This was equivalent to 48.1% of the total valid votes cast.[11] He was elected over Emelia Kai Adjei of the National Democratic Congress, Charles Akwetey Fynn-Williams of the Convention People's Party; and Albert Anawi Nuamah, Lord Koranteng Hamah and Ramseyer Agyeman Prempeh all independent candidates. These obtained 31.6%,1.7%, 6.4%, 2.0% and 10.3% respectively of the total valid votes cast.[11] Ashitey was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[10] His constituency was a part of the 17 constituencies won by the New Patriotic Party in the Greater Accra region in that elections.[12] In all, the New Patriotic Party won a total 128 parliamentary seats in the 4^th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[13]