Member of Parliament for Sekondi in the Western Region, Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer has been booted out of Parliament by the NDC’s Blay Nyameke Armah.
According to certified results from the Electoral Commission, Egyapa Mercer garnered 1,084 votes, representing 42.94% of the total valid votes, while Blay Nyameke Armah secured 14,558 votes, representing 56.40%.
In all 25,813 votes were cast on the day, with 171 ballots rejected.
Egyapa Mercer had been the Member of Parliament for Sekondi since 2017 and was hoping to maintain his seat for a third term.
In 2016, Egyapa Mercer garnered 16,839 votes, or 59.47% of the total valid votes, against Emmanuel Assifuah of the NDC and other smaller political parties.
