The Member of Parliament(MP) for Mfantseman and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ophelia Mensah Hayford, has lost her seat.
She was seeking re-election as a second-term MP and secured 23,349 votes in the election held on December 7.
Her main contender, Prince Ebenezer Arhin of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), a first-time candidate polled 35,832 votes.
Madam Hayford made her parliamentary entry in 2020 after being the substitution for her late husband, Ekow Kwansah Hayford.
Mr Hayford who was the NPP’s parliamentary candidate was killed in the buildup to the general election while on a campaign trip.
Mr Hayford was shot by persons believed to be highway robbers in the early hours of October 9, 2020, on the Abeadze Dominase – Abeadze Duadzi – Mankessim Road on his return from a campaign trip.
He was rushed to the emergency ward of Saltpond Municipal Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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