Only one woman won the primary to contest Election 2012 as a parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Mercy Hawa Koomson won to contest for the Awutu-Senya seat at the recent NPP primaries held throughout the country. The Central Region has 19 parliamentary seats.<\/p>\n
Four other women who contested and lost are Ms. Christine Churcher, the former MP for Cape Coast, Mrs. Henrietta Abane, a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast who also vied for the Cape Coast ticket, Mrs. Bertha Oppong, for Upper Denkyira West and Mrs. Cynthia Morrison, Agona West.<\/p>\n
Mr. Kwamena Duncan, the NPP Regional Secretary, said 51 people contested the primaries and that those who lost had pledged their support for the winning candidates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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