New Patriotic Party’s Charles Forson has been declared the Member of Parliament-elect for Tema Central after completing a final collation process ordered by the Accra High Court.
This declaration was made by Francis Twum, Deputy Returning Officer for Tema Central.
Francis Twum confirmed that results from 148 polling stations, including the two outstanding polling stations, gave Forson a narrow victory.
He secured 18,870 votes, edging out Ebi Bright of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who garnered 18,815 votes, a margin of 55 votes.
The total valid votes cast were 37,894, with 144 rejected ballots and a total of 38,038 votes cast.
Mr Twum declared, “In view of the above results and by the power vested in me, I declare Mr. Charles Forson MP-elect for Tema Central.”
With this declaration, Tema Central’s parliamentary representation has been finalized, adding to the closely contested 2024 General Election outcomes.
This brings the NPP’s seats in parliament to 90.
