Blay Nyameke Armah of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in a closely contested race for the Sekondi seat, according to reports.

Armah secured 14,558 votes, or 56.40% of the total valid votes, while Egyapa Mercer garnered 11,084 votes, representing 42.94%. A total of 25,813 votes were cast in the election, with 171 ballots rejected.

Egyapa Mercer, who had previously dominated the constituency in the 2016 elections with a decisive win of 16,839 votes (59.47%), now faces a significant defeat.