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Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election underway

By : Kofi Kafui Sampson on 31 Jan 2019, 10:31

Four political parties are vying for the opportunity to serve the people of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in a by-election to replace the deceased Member of Parliament (MP) for that constituency, Mr Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko.

The candidates contesting in the election  are the New Patriotic Party’s Ms Lydia Seyram Alhassan;  Mr. Kwasi Delali Brempong of the National Democratic Congress (NDC); Mr. William Kofi Dowokpor  of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and the Liberal Party of Ghana’s Clement Boadi.

All the candidates have been backed by the bigwigs of their respective parties in aggressive door-to-door campaigns to capture the seat and present a strong message to the Ghanaian electorate ahead of the 2020 general election.

The Constituency was won by Francis Napoleon K. Kumah of the National Convention Party in 1992 after the country returned to multiparty democracy. Below is a tabular history of the Ayawaso West Wuogon since 1996.

Candidate Party Votes Share (%)
1996      
Rebecca Akweley Adoteyndc NDC 15,089 35.10%
George Isaac Amoo NPP 14,795 34.40%
Andrews La-Anyane PNC 1,127 2.60%
Joyce Abla Tamaklo IND 855 2.00%
       
2000      
George Isaac Amoo NPP 17,555 56.20%
Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah NDC 11,388 36.50%
Jane Chinebuah CPP 1,077 3.50%
Mary Elsie Yirenkyi NRP 715 2.30%
Samuel Addy PNC 477 1.50%
       
2004      
Akosua Frema Osei-Opare NPP 28,636 52.10%
Samuel Adiepena NDC 20,828 37.90%
Greenstreet  Kobina CPP 4,964 9.00%
Henry Haruna Asante PNC 560 1.00%
       
2008      
Akosua Frema Osei-Opare NPP 24,603 48.24%
Albert Kwadwo Twum Boafo NDC 21,564 42.28%
Samuel Kobby Adiepena IND 2,547 4.99%
William K.Dowokpor CPP 1,910 3.75%
Henry Haruna Asante PNC 374 0.73%
       
2012      
Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko NPP 31,807 50.30%
Kwame Awuah-Darko NDC 30,116 47.63%
William Dowokpor PPP 998 1.58%
Antisem Donkor CPP 169 0.27%
Foster Apetor NDP 74 0.12%
Henry Haruna Asante PNC 68 0.11%
       
2016      
Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko NPP 32,591 39.63%
Delali Kwasi Brempong NDC 22,534 39.63%
William Dowokpor PPP 1,099 1.93%
Kweku Quansah CPP 638 1.12%
       
2019 By-Election      
Delali Kwasi Prempong NDC    
William Dowokpor PPP    
Clement Boadi LPG    
Lydia Seyram Alhassan NPP