Assin North Goes To Poll
The Assin North Constituency will elect a new Parliamentary representative today, June 27, 2023, after the seat was rendered vacant a few weeks ago.
There are 41,168 registered voters and 99 election centres in the constituency according to the Ghana News Agency.
Reports indicate that electorates have begun massing up at some polling centres to cast their vote.
Contesting for the seat are the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Charles Opoku, the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s James Gyakye Quayson and the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG)’s Bernice Enyonam Sefenu.
Mr Opoku is number one on the ballot paper, Madam Enyonam Sefenu occupies the second position on the ballot while Mr Gyakye Quayson is number three.
The Ghana Police Service says adequate measures are in place to maintain law and order in the constituency.
Meanwhile, it has cautioned the public against spreading disinformation on the election.
Vacancy
In a letter dated May 29, Parliament notified the Electoral Commission of the vacant Assin North seat and requested the Commission to take “appropriate consequential action as required by law”.
This was after the Supreme Court had nullified the election of James Gyaakye Quayson who until the ruling on May 17 occupied the seat.
The Supreme Court in its ruling said that he had not renounced his Canadian citizenship when he filed to be elected and subsequently got elected as an MP.
2020 Assin North Parliamentary Result
Quayson who contested on the ticket of the NDC defeated his contender from the New Patriotic Party side, Abena Durowaa Mensah in the 2020 Parliamentary election.
He polled 17,498 representing 55.2% whereas Abena garnered 14,193 representing 44.8%.
Since 1996, the NPP has won the seat four times; in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2016.
The NDC on the other hand said, has won thrice; in 1996, 2012 and 2020.
