Elections in Ghana

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Elections in Ghana gives information on election and election results in Ghana.

Ghana elects on national level a head of state, the president, and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Parliament of Ghana has 275 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies. The presidential election is won by having more than 50% of valid votes cast, whilst the parliamentary elections is won by simple majority, and, as is predicted by Duverger's law, the voting system has encouraged Ghanaian politics into a two-party system, creating extreme difficulty for anybody attempting to achieve electoral success under any banner other than those of the two dominant parties. Elections have been held every four years since 1992. Presidential and parliamentary elections are held alongside each other, generally on 7 December.

Latest elections

Presidential

Parliamentary

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• Electoral Commission of Ghana

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database
• Ghana Elections 2008

Elections and referendums in Ghana Presidential elections 1960 1979 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Parliamentary elections 1925 1939 1946 1951 1954 1956 1965 1969 1979 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Referendums 1956* 1960 1964 1978 1992 * British Togoland only