Ghanaian general election, 1979
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General elections were held in Ghana on 18 June 1979, with a second round of the presidential election on 9 July 1979. The presidential election resulted in victory for Hilla Limann of the People's National Party, who received 62.0% of the votes in the run-off,[1] whilst his PNP won 71 of the 140 seats in Parliament.
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Hilla Limann | People's National Party | 631,559 | 35.32 | 1,118,305 | 62.0 |
| Victor Owusu | Popular Front Party | 533,928 | 29.86 | 686,097 | 38.0 |
| William Ofori Atta | United National Convention | 311,265 | 17.41 | ||
| Frank Bernasko | Action Congress Party | 167,775 | 9.38 | ||
| Ibrahim Mahama | Social Democratic Front | 66,445 | 3.72 | ||
| John Bilson | Third Force Party | 49,104 | 2.75 | ||
| R. P. Baffour | Independent | 8,812 | 0.49 | ||
| Kwame Nyanteh | Independent | 8,480 | 0.47 | ||
| Mark Diamond Addy | Independent | 5,959 | 0.33 | ||
| Imoru Ayarna | Independent | 4,874 | 0.27 | ||
| Total | 1,788,209 | 100 | 1,804,402 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's National Party | 645,080 | 36.44 | 71 |
| Popular Front Party | 541,659 | 30.60 | 42 |
| United National Convention | 310,062 | 17.51 | 13 |
| Action Congress Party | 156,484 | 8.84 | 10 |
| Social Democratic Front | 69,052 | 3.90 | 3 |
| Third Force Party | 31,887 | 1.80 | 0 |
| Independents | 16,165 | 0.91 | 1 |
| Total | 1,770,379 | 100 | 140 |
| Source: African Elections Database | |||
See also
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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