The newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, Ernest Yaw Anim has been sworn in.
Speaker of Parliament Mr. Alban Bagbin swore in the elected representative of the people of Kumawu on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) when the House resumed yesterday after recess.
“Congratulations, Honourable Member. You are now duly sworn in as the Member of Parliament for the Kumawu constituency,” the Speaker said.
This followed the certification by the Electoral Commission (EC) that Mr. Ernest Anim as the elected MP for Kumawu, with 15,264 votes in a by-election conducted on May 23, 2023.
He defeated the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Kwasi Amankwah, and two independent candidates, both named Kwaku Duah.
The NDC’s Kwasi Amankwah received 3,723 votes, while Kwaku Duah (1) received 2,478 votes, and the other Kwaku Duah received 62 votes.
Mr. Anim took over as MP for Kumawu following the death of the former MP, Philip Basoah.
The NPP now has 137 MPs and one independent MP doing business in Parliament with the governing party whilst the main opposition NDC has 136 MPs.
Parliament will have its full complement of 275 lawmakers when the June 27, 2023 by-election in Assin North is decided.
EC is holding the by-election following the disqualification by the Supreme Court, of Gyakye Quayson of the NDC as MP for the area.
