Alexander Ransford Ababio

Alexander Ransford Ababio
Alexander Ransford Ababio
	In office; 7 January 1993 – 6 January 1997
Member of parliament for South Dayi Constituency
	In office; 7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001
President	John Jerry Rawlings
Succeeded by	Daniel K. Ampofo
Personal details
Born	27 December 1927
Died	November 2002 (aged 74); Washington D.C., U.S.
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Alma mater	Mission House College, University of Saarland
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Medical practitioner and a farmer

Alexander Ransford Ababio (27 December 1927 – November 2002) was a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of parliament for the South Dayi constituency in the Volta region of Ghana in the first and second parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[1][2]

Early life and education

Alexander Ransford Ababio was born on 27 December 1927 in the Volta Region. He studied medicine at the Mission House College where he obtained his Bachelor of Science and after went to the University of Saarland and obtained his Doctor of Medicine.[3]

Career

Ababio was a medical practitioner and a farmer by profession.[1]

Politics

Ababio was first elected into parliament in 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election as member of the 1st parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He represented again the South Dayi constituency in the 2nd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana in the 1996 Ghanaian general elections. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][4] He was the incumbent member of parliament who represented the constituency in the first parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[5] Ababio lost his seat to Daniel K. Ampofo also of the National Democratic Congress in the subsequent elections of 2000.[6]

Elections

Ababio was elected with 12951votes out of 17626 valid votes cast representing 73.48% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Winfred Manfred Asimah an Independent who polled 2,397 votes representing 8.60% of the share, Barney Kodzo Agbo of the New Patriotic party (NPP) who polled 1,898 votes representing 6.80% of the share, and Akudeka Victor Kofi of the People's National Convention (PNC) who polled 380 votes representing 1.40% of the share.[1]

Personal life and death

Ababio was a Christian.[3] He died in Washington D.C. in November 2002, at the age of 74.[7]

References

1996 Parliamentary Election Results. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana. p. 6.
"Former MP dies in US". ghanaweb.com. 17 November 2002.
Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996.
FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - South Dayi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
Elected Parliamentarians - 1992 Elections. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana.
Electoral Commission of Ghana Parliamentary Result -Election 2000 (PDF). Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 2007. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
"Former MP Dies In US". Ghana Web. 17 November 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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[:0-1] 1996 Parliamentary Election Results. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana. p. 6.

[2] "Former MP dies in US". ghanaweb.com. 17 November 2002.

[:1-3] Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996.

[4] FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - South Dayi Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

[5] Elected Parliamentarians - 1992 Elections. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana.

[6] Electoral Commission of Ghana Parliamentary Result -Election 2000 (PDF). Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 2007. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[7] "Former MP Dies In US". Ghana Web. 17 November 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2023.