Hon.
Sheila Bartels
Member of Parliament for
Ablekuma North Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Preceded byNana Akua Owusu Afriyie
Personal details
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
RelationsKwamena Bartels (father)

Sheila Bartels is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and politician.[1] She contested in the 2020 Ghanaian General Election and won the parliamentary seat for Ablekuma North Constituency.[2][3]

Politics

Bartels is a member of the New Patriotic Party. In December 2020, she was elected member of Parliament for Ablekuma North Constituency after she competed in the 2020 Ghanaian General Election and won. She polled 54,821 votes which represents 64.26% of the total votes cast. She was elected over Ashley Mensah Winifred of the National Democratic Congress and Princess Agyemang Awuku of the Ghana Union Movement. These obtained 29,772, and 716 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 34.90%, and 0.84% respectively of total valid votes cast.[4][5]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Kwamena Bartels who was also member of parliament of Ablekuma North from January 1997 to January 2009.[6] She was born on 9 March 1975. She is from Gomoa Assin in the Central Region in Ghana.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "National Service Personnel Association honour Sheila Bartels". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "COVID 19: NPP Aspirant Sheila Bartels Donates To Ablekuma North Party Faithfuls". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Amoh, Rosalind K. (8 December 2020). "Shiela Bartels wins Ablekuma North Constituency". Graphic Online. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ↑ FM, Peace. "Ablekuma North Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sheila Bartels beats NDC candidate to grab Ablekuma North seat". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "From Daddy with love-HOW BARTELS SPRINKLED ¢4BN ON DAUGHTER'S COMPANY". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bartels, Penelope Sheila". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 9 April 2021.


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