Ghanaian general election, 1996

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General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 1996. The presidential election resulted in a victory for the incumbent, Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), whilst the NDC won 133 of the 200 seats in Parliament.[1]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Jerry RawlingsNational Democratic Congress4,099,75857.4
John KufuorNew Patriotic Party2,834,87839.7
Edward MahamaPeople's National Convention211,1363.0
Invalid/blank votes120,921
Total7,266,693100
Registered voters/turnout9,279,60578.3
Source: Nohlen et al.

Parliament

Party Votes % Seats +/-
National Democratic Congress3,679,98553.0133–56
New Patriotic Party2,346,79133.861New
People's Convention Party420,1926.05New
People's National Convention226,6433.31New
National Convention Party51,9190.70–8
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere6,9790.10–1
Democratic People's Party8,2470.10New
Great Consolidated Popular Party1,4850.00New
Independents205,5213.00–2
Total6,947,7621002000
Source: Nohlen et al.

See also

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p435 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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