Sylvester Tetteh of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lost the Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro parliamentary seat to Felix Okle Akwetey of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Akwetey secured 37,473 votes, defeating the Deputy Information Minister who polled 27,888 votes.
Independent candidate Frank Mensah also got 347 votes.
Of the 66,218 total votes cast, 65,708 were valid, while 510 ballots were rejected.
Mr Tetteh’s defeat adds to the several seats lost by prominent NPP MPs in the 2024 election, reducing their parliamentary majority.
Notable among the incumbents who lost are; KT Hammond, the MP for Adansi Asokwa, who garnered 13,275 votes, losing to Godwin Animli Dorgbadzi Dorani of the NDC, who won with 14,229 votes.
Dakoa Newman also lost Okaikwei South seat, while Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the MP for Ablekuma West, faced a significant defeat, securing only 26,575 votes.
She was ousted by NDC’s Rev. Kweku Addo, who won the Ablekuma West seat with 31,866 votes.
Additionally, Henry Quartey of Ayawaso Central was defeated by Abdul Rauf Tongym Tubazu of the NDC, who claimed victory with 29,755 votes to Quartey’s 23,345.
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