Audio By Carbonatix
Henry Quartey, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Ayawaso Central and Interior Minister, has lost his seat to Abdul Rauf Tongym Tubazu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
Quartey, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), secured 23,345 votes, falling short of Tubazu’s winning tally of 29,755 votes.
Charles Kwame Adams of the National Democratic Party (NDP) garnered 163 votes, while 287 of the 53,550 ballots cast were rejected as invalid.
The NDC’s triumph in Ayawaso Central forms part of its broader success in the 2024 elections, flipping additional constituencies that had long been NPP strongholds.
In Mpohor, Henry Godfred Bentil of the NDC claimed victory over the incumbent MP, John Kobina Abbam Aboah Sanie. Bentil received 11,680 votes, significantly outpacing Sanie’s 8,299 votes.
In Sekondi, NDC candidate Blay Nyameke Armah defeated Andrew Egyapa Mercer, the sitting MP. Armah obtained 14,558 votes, representing 56.40% of the total votes cast, compared to Mercer’s 11,084 votes (42.94%).
Out of the 25,813 votes cast in Sekondi, 171 ballots were rejected.
Latest Stories
-
Wa West District Assembly commits GH¢500k to water projects; commissions 10 new boreholes
6 minutes -
OSP being distracted from its mandate is unfortunate — Mary Addah
45 minutes -
Manhyia South MP raises concerns over treatment of NPP’s Baba Amando during arrest
46 minutes -
Madonna joins Sabrina Carpenter to surprise Coachella
48 minutes -
GRIDCo, ECG to upgrade transmission lines to boost power supply in Volta and Oti Regions
48 minutes -
No premature declarations or campaigns – NDC tells aspirants
52 minutes -
An anti-corruption Office should not be controlled by government — Mary Addah
2 hours -
We’ve made gains despite imperfect OSP structure — Mary Addah
2 hours -
AG’s takeover of OSP cases raises questions over motive, strategy — Baffour Awuah
2 hours -
High Court had jurisdiction in OSP ruling; judge acted boldly — Adawudu
3 hours -
OSP prosecutorial power controversy was settled before law was passed — Kofi Bentil
3 hours -
Constitutional interpretation in OSP ruling was outside High Court’s jurisdiction — Baffour Awuah
3 hours -
High Court ruling on OSP was a bad decision — Kofi Bentil
3 hours -
U17 Women’s WCQ: Black Maidens ready to ‘finish the job’ against Togo – Joe Darkwah
3 hours -
‘Unprincipled actors’ at centre of OSP–AG case Dr Bomfeh
4 hours