{{Short description|Ghanaian politician (born 1961)}} {{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Hon. | other_party = <!--For additional political affiliations--> | president3 = John Kufuor | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | party = New Patriotic Party | spouse = | term_start3 = 7 January 2005 | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | alma_mater = University of Cape Coast | occupation = Lecturer | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | term_end3 = 6 January 2009 | office3 = Member of Parliament for Mampong Constituency | name = Peter Abum Sarkodie | parliament1 = | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = | term_start = | term_end = | president = | predecessor = | successor = | constituency_MP1 = | majority1 = | order3 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--> | term_start1 = | term_end1 = | president1 = | predecessor1 = | successor1 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by adding a number--> | prior_term = | order2 = | office2 = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | president2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | footnotes = }} '''Peter Abum Sarkodie''' is a Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|author=Peace FM|title=Ghana Election 2004 Results - Mampong Constituency|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2004/ashanti/27/index.php|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections|publisher=Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung|year=2005|isbn=|location=Accra|pages=125}}</ref> He was the Member of Parliament representing Mampong constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== Early life and education == Sarkodie was born on 12 December 1961.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008|publisher=The Office of Parliament|year=2004|isbn=|location=Ghana|pages=485}}</ref> He is a product of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).<ref name=":2" /> He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in education from the university.<ref name=":2" />
== Career == Sarkodie is lecturer.<ref name=":2" />
== Political career == Sarkodie is a member of the New Patriotic Party.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He became a member of parliament from January 2005 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2004.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He was elected as the member of parliament for the Mampong constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== Elections == Sarkodie was elected as the member of parliament for the Mampong constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-10|title=Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results|url=https://www.fact-checkghana.com/statistics-presidential-parliamentary-election-results/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Fact Check Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref> The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=Ghana Election 2004 Results - President|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2004/president/index.php|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}}</ref> He was elected with 28,997 votes out of 36,648 total valid votes cast.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> This was equivalent to 79.1% of total valid votes cast.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He was elected over Mohammed Issahaku of the Peoples’ National Convention, Daniel Ohyeamang Appau of the National Democratic Congress, Kwaku Duah Agyemang of the Convention People's Party and Bashir Kassim of the Democratic People's Party.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> These obtained 226, 6,921, 374 and 130 votes respectively of total votes cast.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> These were equivalent to 0.6%, 18.9%, 1.0% and 0.4% respectively of total valid votes cast.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== Personal life == Sarkodie is a Christian.<ref name=":2" />
== See also == * List of MPs elected in the 2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election
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