Retired Police Officer, COP George Alex Mensah has lost his first bid to represent the Bekwai constituency in Parliament.
He lost with 245 votes while his contender, Lawyer Ralph Poku-Adusei, led with 662 votes in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries.
The other contestants, Henry Opoku Ware and Kingsley Opoku Agyemang polled 30 and 1 vote respectively.
The total votes cast was 938.
The incumbent Member of Parliament for Bekwai and First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu who did not seek re-election, openly endorsed the candidature of the retired Police Officer and urged delegates to vote massively for him.