The Electoral Commission (EC) has begun declaring winners for the nine disputed parliamentary constituencies following the re-collation of results mandated by the Accra High Court. Below are the declared winners so far:
1. Obuasi East Constituency (Ashanti Region)
Mr. Patrick Boakye-Yiadom, the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP), retained his seat. He secured 18,558 votes, narrowly defeating Samuel Aboagye of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who polled 18,539 votes. An independent candidate, Adjei Owusu Afriyie, garnered 424 votes. The declaration was made by the Returning Officer, Frederick Mensah, in Accra.
2. Nsawam-Adoagyiri Constituency (Eastern Region)
Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam-Adoagyiri and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, has been declared the winner following the re-collation exercise at the Greater Accra Regional Electoral Commission office in Ridge. Mr. Annoh-Dompreh secured 29,640 votes, while Fummey Philibert of the National Democratic Congress garnered 29,433 votes.
3. Tema Central Constituency (Greater Accra Region)
Mr. Charles Forson of the NPP emerged victorious, polling 18,870 votes. Ebi Bright of the NDC, who was earlier declared the winner, secured 18,815 votes, while an independent candidate, Fredrick Aniagyei, managed 229 votes.
4. Ahafo Ano North Constituency (Ashanti Region)
The re-collation also saw Nana Agyemang Prempeh of the NPP securing victory. He retained the seat with a lead of 121 votes over his opponent. Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh of the NPP polled 20,353 votes while his sole contender, Kwasi Adusei of the NDC secured 20,232 votes.
5. Okaikwei Central Constituency (Greater Accra Region)
Mr. Patrick Yaw Boamah of the NPP has been declared the winner of the Okaikwei Central (Greater Accra Region) Constituency. Per the declaration, Mr. Boamah amassed 21,099 votes to retain his seat in Parliament, beating his sole challenger Abdulai Abu Baba Abubakar Sadiq of the NDC who got 19,368 votes.
6. Ahafo Ano South West Constituency
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ahafo Ano South West, Elvis Osei Dapaah has been declared winner of the election. Mr. Dapaah polled 16,058 votes to beat Abubakar Sadiq who got 15,372 votes.
7. Techiman South Constituency
The incumbent NPP Member of Parliament for Techiman South, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah has been declared the winner of the parliamentary constituency election.
Mr. Korsah amassed 46,663 votes to beat his closest challenger Christopher Beyere who got 43,429 votes. They were trailed by Donkor Moses who got 140 votes and Boyoung Maris who amassed 76 votes.
source: Graphic Online
