Joycelyn Tetteh

Hon.
Joycelyn Tetteh
MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for North Dayi
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2017
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Personal details
Born10 January 1988
Tsyome-Sabadu, Volta Region
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Cape Coast
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAdministrator

Joycelyn Tetteh (born 10 January 1988) is a Member of Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the North Dayi in the Volta Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress..[1][2] She was one of the 36 female parliamentarians of the seventh parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana.[3] Tettehh is also currently the ambassador for human trafficking in Ghana.[4]

Early life and education

Tetteh was born in Tsyome-Sabadu, Volta Region.[5] She studied Law and BEd in Management Studies at the University of Cape Coast.[6]

Politics

In 2016, she contested and won the NDC parliamentary seat for the North Dayi Constituency in the Volta Region.[7]

2016 election

Tetteh first contested the North Day constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won the election with 12,948 votes, representing 78.53% of the total votes. She was elected over Wogbe Kpikpitse of the IND, Samuel Kwesi Anomah of the New Patriotic Party, Christopher Wise Siale of the Convention People's Party and Christopher N.A Dotse of the NDP. They obtained 2,946 votes, 457 votes, 66 votes and 57 votes respectively, equivalent to 17.89%, 2.83%, 0.40% and 0.35% of the total votes respectively.[8]

2020 election

Tetteh was re-elected as a member of parliament for the North Dayi constituency in the Volta Region on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanaian general election. She was elected with 14,424 votes representing 76.11% of the total votes. She won the election over Kudjoh Edmund Attah of New Patriotic Party who polled 4,455 votes which is equivalent to 23.51% and the parliamentary candidate for the LPG Atteh Kingsely had 72 votes, representing 0.38% of the total votes.[9][10][11]

Honour

She was honoured in August 2019 by the Chiefs and people of the North Dayi Constituency, who conferred on her the title: Mama Edzeame.[12]

Personal life

She is single and a Christian.[6][13]

References

  1. ^ "We need a national policy to end teenage pregnancy – North Dayi MP". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "George Loh failed; people wanted change – 27-year old female student explains victory – MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ^ "MPs under 30: Meet the youngest MPs in Ghana". News Stand Ghana. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ^ Daily Graphic (5 October 2018). "Human Trafficking Ambassador an honour — Joycelyn Tetteh". Graphic Online. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ Ghana, ICT Dept. Office of Parliament. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Tetteh, Joycelyn". GhanaMps. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ FM, Peace. "North Dayi Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ^ FM, Peace. "North Dayi Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  10. ^ "North Dayi – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Parliamentary Results for North Dayi". Mobile GhanaWeb. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  12. ^ Quaye, Emmanuel (10 August 2019). "North Dayi MP honoured by constituents". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 28 July 2024.