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In a closely contested race, 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 Tetteh who received 27,888 votes. Independent candidate Frank Mensah trailed with just 347 votes.
Of the 66,218 total votes cast, 65,708 were valid, while 510 ballots were rejected.
This loss marks part of a broader trend of setbacks for the NPP in the 2024 elections, with several prominent members of parliament also unseated.
Among these was 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.
In other developments, Dakoa Newman lost her seat in Okaikwei South, 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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