Josephine Hilda Addo

Josephine Hilda Addoh is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. She was the Member of Parliament for the Kwadaso Constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[1]

Hon.

Josephine Hilda Addoh
Member of Parliament for Kwadaso Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Succeeded byDr Owusu Afriyie Akoto
Personal details
Born (1957-09-27) 27 September 1957
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
OccupationSelf-employed

Early life and Education

Addoh was born on September 27, 1957.[2] She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2]

Career

Addoh is a businesswoman and self-employed.[2]

Political Career

Addoh is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[3][4] She became a member of parliament from January 2005 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2004.[3][4] She was elected as the member of parliament for Kwadaso constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[3][4]

Elections

Addoh was elected as the member of parliament for the Kwadoso constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[4][3] She won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[3][4] Her constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[5] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[6] She was elected with 43,929 votes out of 52,830 total valid votes cast.[3][4] This was equivalent to 83.2% of total valid votes cast.[3][4] She was elected over Joseph Yammin of the National Democratic Congress, Essien Daniel of the Convention People's Party and Owusu Ansah Cosmos of the Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere party.[3][4] These obtained 7,173, 1,436 and 292 votes respectively of total valid votes cast.[3][4] These were equivalent to 13.6%, 2.7% and 0.6% respectively of total valid votes cast.[3][4]

Personal life

Addoh is a christain.[2]

gollark: You should definitely further maths, regular maths does not even have matrices or complex numbers.
gollark: Also, because of ridiculous timings, you have to apply *before* having A-level grades, then do A-levels and hope you get the grades they required in their offer.
gollark: Since lots of people's grades are just capped at A\*A\*A*, universities select on personal statements and extra tests.
gollark: Cambridge's accursed maths exam.
gollark: Universities require predicted grades, which is intensely æ.

See also

References
  1. Agency, Ghana News. "Kwadaso NPP picks Hilda Addo". ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004.
  3. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Kwadaso Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. Elections 2004; Ghana’s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 125.
  5. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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