Three out of twelve female aspirants in the just ended general election, were elected to represent their respective constituencies in the Western Region, in the next Parliament of Ghana.
Certified results released by the Electoral Commission (EC) showed that, Mrs Catherine A. Afeku, a 41 year old communications expert for the Evalue Gwira constituency and Mrs Gifty E. Kusi a 50 year social scientist, for the Tarkwa Nsuaem constituency, both on the ticket of the NPP, and Ms Samia Y. C. Nkrumah, 48 an educationist and journalist for the Jomoro constituency on the ticket of the CPP, emerged winners in their respective constituencies.
Eight others lost their bid to secure parliamentary seats in their respective constituencies.
They are Comfort Amoo, a 31 year old Geo-Information Scientist, Betty Bosumtwi-Sam, 42 year old teacher for the NDC, Mrs Hildergard Krakue, 43 of the CPP, and Angelina Baiden Amissah, 54 of the NPP.
The rest are Mrs Agnes Sonful, 57, an educationist for the NPP seat in the Amenfi West constituency, Madam Mary Ankomah, a 50-year old gender and development consultant for the Mpohor Wassa East Constituency, Mrs Christina Kobinah, a 55 year old teacher representing the NDC in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem constituency and Alice P. Gyamfi, 45, of the DFP for the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai.