Ewurabena Aubynn grabbed the Ablekuma North parliamentary seat after a nail-biting rerun that crushed three decades of New Patriotic Party control. The National Democratic Congress candidate squeaked past her opponent by just 209 votes when Electoral Commission officials finished counting ballots from 281 polling stations. Aubynn pulled 34,090 votes while Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie managed 33,881 votes in the Friday showdown. The rerun settled a messy dispute from December elections that left the constituency without representation for six months. Officials recorded 411 rejected ballots during the process.
Violence marred the otherwise peaceful voting day as former Fisheries Minister Mavis Hawa Koomson reportedly faced assault. A police officer slapped a GHOne TV journalist during the chaos before getting suspended by Ghana Police Service. The rerun covered 19 polling stations where Electoral Commission workers supervised the contentious process. Authorities managed to contain most incidents while vote counting proceeded.
Aubynn shattered NPP dominance that stretched back to 1996 when Kwamena Bartels first captured the seat for his party. The constituency had only elected one NDC representative since 1992 when Adam Baako Nortey Yeboah won. Justice Joe Appiah and Sheila Bartels kept the seat under NPP control through multiple election cycles. The victory boosts NDC parliamentary representation to 184 seats nationwide. Communities like Kwashieman, Darkuman and parts of Dansoman will get new political leadership after the historic upset.
Violence marred the otherwise peaceful voting day as former Fisheries Minister Mavis Hawa Koomson reportedly faced assault. A police officer slapped a GHOne TV journalist during the chaos before getting suspended by Ghana Police Service. The rerun covered 19 polling stations where Electoral Commission workers supervised the contentious process. Authorities managed to contain most incidents while vote counting proceeded.
Aubynn shattered NPP dominance that stretched back to 1996 when Kwamena Bartels first captured the seat for his party. The constituency had only elected one NDC representative since 1992 when Adam Baako Nortey Yeboah won. Justice Joe Appiah and Sheila Bartels kept the seat under NPP control through multiple election cycles. The victory boosts NDC parliamentary representation to 184 seats nationwide. Communities like Kwashieman, Darkuman and parts of Dansoman will get new political leadership after the historic upset.
