title: 2019 Ayawaso West by-election
text: # 2019 Ayawaso West by-election
  
  The Ayawaso West by-election took place on 31 January 2019 after the death of the incumbent MP Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko on 21 November 2018. Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party was elected with 69% of the vote.
  
  ## Violence
  
  Violence erupted in the area of the La-Bawaleshie polling station two hours after the election had started, though there was no death recorded there were casualties. Ningo-Prampram MP Sam George was assaulted and 18 people were wounded by gunshot. According to YEN.com, the perpetrators were masked men and alleged to be National Security Operatives.
  
  ## Result
  
  | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Lydia Alhassan | New Patriotic Party | 12,041 | 68.80 |
  | Delali Brempong | National Democratic Congress | 5,341 | 30.52 |
  | William Doworkpor | Progressive People's Party | 102 | 0.58 |
  | Clement Boadi | Liberal Party of Ghana | 17 | 0.10 |
  | Invalid/blank voted | Invalid/blank voted | 88 | – |
  | Total | Total | 17,859 | 100 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 88,710 | 19.83 |
  | Source: Joy Online Archived 2019-03-07 at the Wayback Machine ||||
  
  ## Commission
  
  In February 2020, a 3-member commission was established by the GoG to investigate the violence during the by-election. It was claimed to be set-up by Mahamudu Bawumia with the permission of Nana Akufo-Addo.
  
  