The desire to create a new Region out of the Western Region had received a tremendous acceptance as 388,235 out of 390,128 total vote cast were in favour of the just ended referendum for the creation Western North.
In all, 502,185 registered voters were expected to vote but the total votes casted amounted to 390,128 with 388,235 yes and 942 no votes.
Total percentage turnout was 78 with 99.5 percentage yes votes.
Mr Stephen Opoku-Mensah, the Regional Electoral Commissioner who confirmed to the Ghana News Agency in a Telephone Interview, said the figures would be sent to the head office for onward submission to the assembly press for gazetting after which the government would commence the necessary action of making the New Region functional.
The EC Boss was grateful to all the nine districts affected in the Referendum for a peaceful process in the exercise of their constitutional right.
In Aowin District, out of 75,687 registered voters, 66,187 voted YES, 191 voted NO.
With a voter population of 23,857 in the Suaman District, a total of 20,860 voted YES while 22 voted NO.
At the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District, out of the voter population of 83,730, 59,421 voted YES and 125 voted NO.
Sefwi Wiawso with a total of 80,716 registered voters, 63,340 voted YES as against 123 No votes.
Sefwi Akontombra with 42,352 registered voters, 27,982 voted YES with 115 NO votes.
Out of the 55,588 voters in Juaboso, 46,212 voted YES with 137 NO votes.
At Bodi, out of 39,024 registered voters, 32,760 voted YES as against 70 NO votes.
With 69,738 voter population, 47,076 voters in Bia West voted YES with 88 voting NO.
In Bia East with 30,614 voter population, a total of 24,349 voted YES for the creation of the region while 71 voted NO.
