Matthew Kwaku Antwi

Hon. Matthew Kwaku Antwi
Member of Parliament for Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency
In office 7 January 1997 –6 January 2001
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Preceded by	Sampson Adu Gyamfi
Member of Parliament for Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency
In office 7 January 2001 –6 January 2005
President	John Kufuor
Member of Parliament for Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency
In office 7 January 2005 –6 January 2009
President	John Kufuor
Personal details
Born	(1941-10-04) 4 October 1941 (age 79)
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Occupation	Research Scientist

Matthew Kwaku Antwi is a Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. ^{[1] [2]} He was the Member of Parliament representing Atwima-Kwanwoma constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. ^{[1] [2]} He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and Education

Antwi was born on October 4, 1941. ^[3] He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Science and a Phd. ^[3]

Career

Antwi is a research scientist. ^[3]

Political career

Antwi is a member of the New Patriotic Party. ^{[2] [1]} He began his career in 1997 after emerging the winner of the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections. He was the reelected on 7 January 2005 after emerging winner in the 2004 Ghanaian General Election in December that year. ^{[1] [2]} He was elected as the member of parliament for the Atwima-Kwanwoma constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana. ^{[2] [1]}

Elections

Antwi was first elected into Parliament on the Ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the December 1996 Ghanaian General Elections as a member of Parliament for the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency. He polled 18,056 votes out of the 23,150 votes representing 58.80% against Simon Atta an NDC member who polled 4,831 votes and Kwasi Amankwa Manu a CPP member who polled 293 votes. ^[4]

In the year 2000, Antwi won the general elections as the member of parliament for the Atwima-Kwanwoma constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. ^{[5] [6]} He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. ^{[5] [6]} His constituency was a part of the 31 parliamentary seats out of 33 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region. ^[7] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 99 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats. ^[8] He was elected with 19,656 votes out of 23,199 total valid votes cast. ^{[5] [6]} This was equivalent to 85% of the total valid votes cast. ^{[5] [6]} He was elected over Awere A. Dankyi of the National Democratic Congress and David O. Darko of the Convention People's Party. ^{[5] [6]} These won 2,670 and 799 votes out of the total valid votes cast respectively. ^{[5] [6]} These were equivalent to 11.5% and 3.5% respectively of total valid votes cast. ^{[5] [6]}

Antwi was elected as the member of parliament for the Atwima-Kwanwoma constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. ^{[1] [2]} He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. ^{[1] [2]} His 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. ^[9] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. ^[10] He was elected with 28,384 votes out of 35,050 total valid votes cast.4 ^{[1] [2]} This was equivalent to 81% of total valid votes cast. ^{[1] [2]} He was elected over Tony Agyemang Nyame of the National Democratic Congress, Aduhene Opoku Isaac of the Convention People's Party, Michael Yaw Owusu and Gyawu Charles Nantwi both independent candidates. ^{[1] [2]} These obtained 4,044, 610, 1,412 and 600 votes respectively of total votes cast. ^{[1] [2]} These were equivalent to 11.5%, 1.7%, 4.0% and 1.7% respectively of total valid votes cast. ^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

Antwi is a Christian. ^[3]

See also

• List of MPs elected in the 2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election

References

1. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
2. Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 121.
3. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 163.
4. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
5. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
6. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Parliamentary Result- Election 2000. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 2007. p. 3.
7. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Ashanti Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
8. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
9. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
10. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.