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The Ayawaso West by-election took place on 31 January 2019 after the death of the incumbent MP Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko on 21 November 2018. [1] Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party was elected with 69% of the vote. [2]
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The Ayawaso West by-election took place on 31 January 2019 after the death of the incumbent MP Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko on 21 November 2018. [1] Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party was elected with 69% of the vote. [2]
Violence erupted in the area of the La-Bawaleshie polling station two hours after the election had started, though there was no death recorded there were casualties. Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George was assaulted and 18 people were wounded by gunshot. [3] [4] According to YEN.com, the perpetrators were masked men and alleged to be National Security Operatives. [5] [6]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Alhassan | New Patriotic Party | 12,041 | 68.80 |
| Delali Brempong | National Democratic Congress | 5,341 | 30.52 |
| William Doworkpor | Progressive People's Party | 102 | 0.58 |
| Clement Boadi | Liberal Party of Ghana | 17 | 0.10 |
| Invalid/blank voted | 88 | – | |
| Total | 17,859 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 88,710 | 19.83 | |
| Source: Joy Online Archived 2019-03-07 at the Wayback Machine | |||
In February 2020, a 3-member commission was established by the GoG to investigate the violence during the by-election. It was claimed to be set-up by Mahamudu Bawumia with the permission of Nana Akufo-Addo. [7]
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