Ghanaian general election, 2000
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General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.[1] The presidential elections resulted in a victory for John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), whilst the NPP also won the most seats in the parliamentary elections.
The election marked the first transfer of power via the ballot box in the country's history.
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| John Kufuor | New Patriotic Party | 3,131,739 | 48.17 | 3,631,263 | 56.90 |
| John Atta Mills | National Democratic Congress | 2,895,575 | 44.54 | 2,750,124 | 43.10 |
| Edward Mahama | People's National Convention | 189,659 | 2.92 | ||
| George Hagan | Convention People's Party | 115,641 | 1.78 | ||
| Augustus Obuadum Tanoh | National Reform Party | 78,629 | 1.21 | ||
| Dan Lartey | Great Consolidated Popular Party | 67,504 | 1.04 | ||
| Charles Wereko-Brobby | United Ghana Movement | 22,123 | 0.34 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 104,214 | – | 77,616 | – | |
| Total | 6,605,084 | 100 | 6,459,003 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,698,652 | 61.7 | 10,698,652 | 60.4 | |
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | 2,937,386 | 44.98 | 99 | +38 |
| National Democratic Congress | 2,691,515 | 41.21 | 92 | –41 |
| People's National Convention | 224,657 | 3.44 | 3 | +2 |
| National Reform Party | 147,196 | 2.25 | 0 | New |
| Convention People's Party | 85,643 | 1.31 | 1 | –4 |
| United Ghana Movement | 32,632 | 0.50 | 0 | New |
| Other parties | 411,728 | 6.30 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 4 | +4 | ||
| Vacant | – | – | 1 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 102,549 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6,633,306 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,698,652 | 62.0 | – | – |
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
The vacant seat was filled by a by-election on 3 January 2001 and won by the NPP.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elections in Ghana African Elections Database
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