Agnes Naa Momo Lartey

Agnes Naa Momo Lartey is a Ghanaian politician.[1] She contested in the 2020 Ghanaian General Election and won the parliamentary seat for the Krowor Constituency.[2]

Hon.
Agnes Naa Momo Lartey
Member of Parliament for
Krowor Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Preceded byElizabeth Afoley Quaye
Personal details
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Early life and education

She was born on 16 April 1976 and she comes from Greater Accra and a home town is Krowor and she is a Christian.[3]

Politics

Naa Momo began her political career in 2000. Since then, she has served as an assembly woman and a presiding member of the Krowor Municipal Assembly.[4]

In December 2016, she contested in the 2016 Ghanaian General Election under the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and lost to Elizabeth Afoley Quaye of the New Patriotic Party. She contested again in the 2020 Ghanaian General Election under the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and won. She polled 41,850 votes which represents 55.80% of the total votes cast. She was elected over incumbent, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye of the New Patriotic Party and Hannah Bortey of the Ghana Union Movement. These two parties obtained 32,604 and 545 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast. Representing 43.47% and 0.73% respectively of total valid votes cast.[2][5]

References
  1. "Krowor NDC parliamentary candidate Agnes Naa Momo Lartey optimistic of winning elections". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "Fisheries Minister, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye loses Krowor seat". Graphic Online. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Lartey, Naa Momo Agnes". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. "The battle of Krowor: Agnes Naa Momo Lartey's quest to reclaim the seat for the NDC". Pulse Ghana. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. FM, Peace. "Krowor Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 December 2020.


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