Ghanaian presidential election, 2000
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The Ghanaian presidential elections were held on 7 December 2000 with a second ballot on 28 December 2000.
Parliamentary elections were held on 7 December 2000.
There were seven candidates in the first round of elections on 7 December 2000. The second round was contested between the first two candidates from the first round as no one had the minimum of 50% votes required for outright victory.
These were the first elections held in Ghana that led to change of government through the ballot box.
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[edit] Results
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- Summary of the 7 December 2000 and 28 December 2000 Ghana presidential election results
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[edit] Voter turnout |
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| 7 December 2000 | 28 December 2000 | |||
| Votes | Turnout % | Votes | Turnout % | |
| Registered Voters | 10,698,652 | 100.0% | 10,698,652 | 100.0% |
| Votes Cast (turnout) | 6,620,232 | 61.9% | 6,459,003 | 60.4% |
| Valid Votes | 6,500,870 | 98.2% of votes cast | 6,381,387 | 98.8% of votes cast |
| Invalid Votes | 119,362 | 1.8% of votes cast | 77,616 | 1.2% of votes cast |
| Source: Ghana Centre for Democratic Development | ||||
[edit] Presidential election results (Round 1 and 2) |
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| December 7 | December 28 | ||||
| Candidates | Parties | Votes* | %* | Votes | % |
| John Kufuor | New Patriotic Party | 3,104,393 | 48.4 | 3,631,263 | 56.9 |
| John Atta-Mills | National Democratic Congress | 2,871,051 | 44.8 | 2,750,124 | 43.1 |
| Edward Mahama | People's National Convention | 158,419 | 2.5 | - | - |
| Dr. George Hagan | Convention People's Party | 104,531 | 1.8 | - | - |
| Augustus Obuadum "Goosie" Tanoh | National Reform Party | 71,595 | 1.1 | - | - |
| Dan Lartey | Great Consolidated Popular Party | 66,439 | 1.1 | - | - |
| Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby | United Ghana Movement | 21,803 | 0.3 | - | - |
NB. *Figures for 7 December 2000 do not include those of Sefwi-Wiawso constituency in the Western Region of Ghana.
[edit] Sources
- Ghanaweb.com : Results of December 7 Elections
- African Elections Database:2000 Presidential Elections
- IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Ghana
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