Joseph Dindiok Kpemka

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Joseph Dindiok Kpemka
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Tempane Constituency
Personal details
Born (1973-08-13) 13 August 1973 (age 50)
kpikpira-Tempane, Ghana
Political party New Patriotic Party
Alma mater University of Ghana; Ghana School of Law

Joseph Dindiok Kpemka (born 13 August 1973) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Tempane constituency in the Upper East Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [1]

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Education

Born on 13 August 1973, Kpeka holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ghana and an LLB from the Ghana School of Law. [2]

Career

He taught English at the Ghana Education Service from 2002 to 2005. From 2008 to 2009, he served as a District Chief Executive. He became a lawyer and lectured at the Bolgatanga Technical University from 2009 to 2016. [2]

Politics

Kpemka is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was the member of parliament for Tempane( Ghana parliament constituency) in the Upper Region of Ghan, representing the constituency in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. [3] [4]

2016 election

Kpemba contested for the Tempane constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 13,363 votes representing 45.42%. He won the election over David Adakudugu of the National Democratic Congress, Francis Adam Asaanah (IND), Laar Samson Kangben of the PPP and Ayaaba Samson Asaman of the Convention People's Party. They obtained 10,697 votes, 2,925 votes, 2,306 votes and 132 votes respectively, equivalent to 36.36%, 9.94%, 7.84%, and 0.45% of the total votes respectively. [5]

2020 election

During the 2020 Ghanaian general election, he failed to retain his seat against the opposition party parliamentary candidate Miss Lydia Akanvariba Lamisi of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He polled 16,462 votes against 20,939 votes for the NDC candidate. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. 1 2 "Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, Biography". MobileGhanaWeb. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  3. ↑ "Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, Biography". MobileGhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  4. ↑ "Joseph Dindiok Kpemka Archives - MyJoyOnline". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  5. ↑ FM, Peace. "Tempane Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  6. ↑ FM, Peace. "Tempane Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  7. ↑ Amenuveve, Vincent (8 December 2020). "Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Kpemka loses Tempane seat". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  8. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Tempane". MobileGhanaWeb. 2020. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  9. ↑ "Kpemka loses Tempane seat to NDC". Ghana News Agency. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2023-10-18.


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