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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 Rawlings |
National Democratic Congress |
4,099,758 |
57.4
|
John Kufuor |
New Patriotic Party |
2,834,878 |
39.7
|
Edward Mahama |
People's National Convention |
211,136 |
3.0
|
Invalid/blank votes |
120,921 |
–
|
Total |
7,266,693 |
100
|
Registered voters/turnout |
9,279,605 |
78.3
|
Source: Nohlen et al.
|
Parliament
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
+/-
|
National Democratic Congress |
3,679,985 |
53.0 |
133 |
–56
|
New Patriotic Party |
2,346,791 |
33.8 |
61 |
New
|
People's Convention Party |
420,192 |
6.0 |
5 |
New
|
People's National Convention |
226,643 |
3.3 |
1 |
New
|
National Convention Party |
51,919 |
0.7 |
0 |
–8
|
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere |
6,979 |
0.1 |
0 |
–1
|
Democratic People's Party |
8,247 |
0.1 |
0 |
New
|
Great Consolidated Popular Party |
1,485 |
0.0 |
0 |
New
|
Independents |
205,521 |
3.0 |
0 |
–2
|
Total |
6,947,762 |
100 |
200 |
0
|
Source: Nohlen et al.
|
See also
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p435 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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