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Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu managed to beat his contender, Garry Brownlee of New Zealand, by 10 votes difference. He obtained 19 while Garry polled 6 votes.
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The Majority Leader in Parliament of Ghana, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has been voted and elected by the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to be the CPA Acting Vice-Chairperson.
Following this development, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is expected to join the Executive Committee meeting which will be taking place from 27 to 30 September 2021.
During the polls, Mr Kyei -Mensah -Bonsu managed to beat his contender, Garry Brownlee of New Zealand, by 10 votes difference. He obtained 19 while Garry polled 6 votes.
Stephen Twigg, Secretary-General Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in a statement said “Following my letter dated 05 July 2021 announcing two nominations – Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, from the CPA Ghana Branch and Hon. Gerry Brownlee, from the CPA New Zealand Branch, as the candidates for the position of the CPA Acting Vice-Chairperson, we have now reached the voting deadline.
"Thank you to all Members who have emailed and cast their votes in the election. The voting of the CPA Acting Vice-Chairperson was undertaken in accordance with Article 21(6) of the Constitution, which allows for an election of Acting Vice-Chairperson in the absence of a formal meeting, an election to determine the successful candidate with a simple majority vote will take place by an email ballot of the Executive Committee Members."
The votes for the two candidates were counted and the results are as follows:
Candidate A – Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu (Ghana) – 16 votes
Candidate B – Hon. Gerry Brownlee (New Zealand) – 6 votes
“As such, I am delighted to confirm that Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu from the CPA Africa Region has been voted by the Executive Committee to be the CPA Acting Vice-Chairperson. We look forward to welcoming Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu at the upcoming Executive Committee Meeting, taking place from 27 to 30 September 2021. Should Members have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me?”
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater Accra Regional Correspondent
