Alice Teni Boon

Alice Teni Boon is a Ghanaian politician who served as the member of parliament for the Lambussie constituency from 1999 to 2009.

Early life and education Boon was born on 12 January 1962 and hails from Lambussie in the Upper West Region of Ghana. She attended the University of Ghana and the University of Westminster. She also attended the Ghana Institute of Journalism and Pitman Central College in London.

She subsequently won the seat during the December 2000 general election and the December 2004 general election. She however lost the seat to John Duoghr Baloroo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 2008 general election. During the December 2012 general election, she was replaced by Edward K. Dery who consequently won the seat for the NDC.

2000 Elections Boon was elected as the member of parliament for the Lambussie constituency in the Upper West region of Ghana in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections. She therefore represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

She was elected with 7,076 out of the total votes cast. This is equivalent to 60.80% of the total valid votes cast. She was elected over David Mwinfor Deribaa an independent candidate, Kabiri Nmin of the National Reform Party, Ampulling Nicholas of the New Patriotic Party and Bamie Mubashir Ahmed of the United Ghana Movement Party. These obtained 2,472 votes, 1,272 votes, 441 votes, 375 votes and 0 votes respectively.

In all, the party won a minority total of 89 parliamentary representation out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

She was elected over Thomas F. Bitie-Ketting of the People's National Convention, Sebastian Koug Bamile of the New Patriotic Party and Abubakari Alhaji Yahaya of the Convention People's Party.

Personal life Boon is a Christian. She is married to Jacob Bawiine Boon, a lawyer and a former member of parliament for the Lambussie constituency and also a former District Chief Executive of the Jirapa/Lambussie District.