Incumbent MP for Agona West Cynthia Morrison has been defeated in the New Patriotic Party parliamentary primary held on Saturday, April 13.
She secured 152 votes while, Christopher Arthur, garnered 240 to become the Parliamentary Candidate in the election held at Otabilkrom Astroturf, Agona Swedru.
Ben Yamoah polled 221, Yawson Otoo also secured 168 and Joseph Afrankwa had 155
Cynthia Morrison, a two term MP won the seat during the 2016 parliamentary election.
She was contested by Charles Obeng-Inkoom of National Democratic Congress and Evans Idan Coffie of Convention People’s Party.
In the 2020 election she garnered 30,513 out of a total of 59,193 valid votes cast as against Paul Ofori-Amoah of the opposition National Democratic Congress who secured 27,673 votes, and an Independent candidate Ishmael Kofi Tekyi Turkson had 1,007 votes.
