Assin North Member of Parliament(MP), James Gyakye Quayson, has retained the seat for the National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the just-ended 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
Mr Quayson polled 18,023 votes, representing 56.35% of the total votes.
His main contender, Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) obtained 13,599 votes, representing 42.52%.
The landslide victory reaffirms Mr Quayson’s grip on the constituency despite legal challenges and opposition from the NPP.
His political journey which began in the 2020 election was marked by controversy over a dual citizenship with Canada.
He was found to have violated Article 94(2)(a) of Ghana’s Constitution with his election annulled by the Supreme Court.
He, however, won the seat and returned to parliament in a by-election held on June 27, 2023, and was sworn in on July 4, 2023.
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