Jacob Scherrer Arthur
Jacob Scherrer Arthur | |
|---|---|
| MP for Mfantsiman West constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005 | |
| Parliamentary group | National Democratic Congress |
| Constituency | Mfantsiman West |
| MP for Mfantsiman West constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Occupation | Politician |
Scherrer Arthur, alias Jacob, is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Second and Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Mfantseman West Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. He is member of the National Democratic Congress Party.[1][2]
Politics
[edit]Jacob was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 1996 Ghanaian general election and was a member of Parliament from 7 January 1997 for the Mfantseman West constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.[3]
Elections
[edit]In 1996, he polled 19,172 votes out of the 21,904 valid votes cast representing 71.40% over his opponents Comfort Ohene-Darko a CPP member who polled 2,732 votes, Kenneth Appiah Mends a NCP member who polled 0 vote and Isaac Kow Taylor an NPP member who 0 vote.[4] During the 2000 Ghanaian general election, he won with 16,018 votes which accounted for 40.00% of the total votes cast.[3] He contested with other party representatives which includes; National Patriotic Party (NPP), National Reform Party (NRP), People's National Convention (PNC), and the Convention People's Party (CPP). These people won 38.40%, 2.10%, 0.80% and 21.90% of the total votes cast respectively. The total votes cast was 23,669.[5][3][6]
Career
[edit]Jacob is a former member of Parliament for the Mfantseman West Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Jacob Scherrer Arthur is a Christian.
References
[edit]- ^ "Electrification Project to continue next year". GhanaWeb. 14 December 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Central Region". GhanaReview. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Ghana Election 2000 Results – Mfantseman Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Parliament – Mfantseman Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Ghana Election mfantseman-west Constituency Results". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Parliament – Mfantseman Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Republic of Ghana. Legislative election of 7 December 2000". adam-carr.net. Retrieved 19 May 2024.