Benjamin Edwin Quansah
Benjamin Edwin Quansah | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Shama | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Christiana Wilmot |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Nii Tachie-Otoo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gold Coast |
| Citizenship | Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Occupation | Politician |
Benjamin Edwin Quansah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing the Shama Constituency under the membership of the Progress Party (PP).[1]
Politics
[edit]Quansah entered parliament in 1969, after winning the Shama parliamentary seat during the 1969 parliamentary election on the ticket of the Progress Party (PP).[2] During the election, Quansah polled 5,616 votes, against Ghapson Kwesi of the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) who polled 1,503 votes, and Kodwo Effirim Nunoo of the People's Action Party (PAP) who polled 343 votes.[3] After being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 26 August 1969, he was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969.[2] He served as a member of parliament until 13 January 1972 when the Busia government was overthrown.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
- ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
- ^ The Legon Observer. Legon Society on National Affairs. 1969.
- ^ Times, William Borders Special to The New York (1972-01-14). "Ghana's Parliament Is Dissolved by Leaders of Coup". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
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