When the Electoral Commission (EC) began compiling the results on Tuesday evening for the Assin North seat by-election, James Gyakye Quayson of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) gained an early lead.
At 9:50 p.m., James Gyakye Quayson was pronounced the winner by election returning officer Kofi Tsibu, who raised his hand at the Youth Centre in Assin Bereku.
Quayson received 17,245 votes, or 57.56 percent of the total valid votes cast, while Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Party received 12,630 votes, or 42.15 percent.
Sefenu Bernice Enyonam, a candidate for the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), received 87 votes, or 0.29 percent.
According to Mr. Gyakye Quayson, his victory was a victory for the good conscience of Ghanaians who were unaffected by wealth.
He said he was unconcerned by the "injustices meted" out to him since he knew he had the backing of his constituency, the NDC fraternity, and even NPP supporters who said the election results had spoken for themselves.
He claimed that the victory was a renewal of faith in him and vowed to cooperate with the NDC and his constituents to hasten the development of the region.
Out of the total 30,418 votes cast, 29,962 were deemed valid, giving a 74.23 percent turnout.
Gyakye Quayson won the 2020 Assin North parliamentary election with 17,498 votes, or 55.21 percent, defeating NPP candidate Abena Durowaa Mensah, who received 14,193 votes, or 44.79 percent.
By 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, there were already rumblings that Quayson would keep his parliamentary seat in Assiniboine North.
Officials with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) had revealed some data that indicated James Quayson, the party's candidate, would win.
As a result, NDC members in the district went into a jubilant mood, with many dousing themselves in white powder.
We've lost it, says NPP's IT Director.
The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Director of IT, Eric Ntori, told Joy News that the NPP has lost its way and that the party will do its homework when addressing the media at the collation centre.
"Things didn't go well for us," he said, adding that the party will reevaluate its strategy and return in 2024 to "snatch" the election.
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