2004 Ghanaian general election

2004 Ghanaian presidential election

7 December 2004

Nominee John Kufuor John Atta Mills Party NPP NDC Popular vote 4,524,074 3,850,368 Percentage 52.4% 44.6%

President before election John Kufuor NPP President-elect John Kufuor NPP

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The parliamentary elections saw the NPP win 128 of the 230 seats.

Presidential election

There were four candidates:

• George Aggudey (Convention People's Party)
• John Kufuor (New Patriotic Party) - incumbent
• John Atta Mills (National Democratic Congress)
• Edward Mahama (Grand Coalition, an alliance of the People's National Convention, Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere, and Great Consolidated Popular Party)

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
John Kufuor	New Patriotic Party	4,524,074	52.45
John Atta Mills	National Democratic Congress	3,850,368	44.64
Edward Mahama	Grand Coalition	165,375	1.92
George Aggudey	Convention People's Party	85,968	1.00
Invalid/blank votes		188,123	–
Total		8,313,908	100
Registered voters/turnout		10,354,970	85.1
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

Parliament

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
New Patriotic Party	4,212,844	49.04	128	+28
National Democratic Congress	3,505,074	40.80	94	+2
People's National Convention	183134	2.13	4	+1
Convention People's Party	247,753	2.88	3	+2
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere	16,097	0.19	0	–
National Reform Party	11,364	0.13	0	0
Democratic People's Party	9,955	0.12	0	–
Great Consolidated Popular Party	4,690	0.05	0	–
Independents	398,981	4.64	1	–3
Invalid/blank votes	141,177	–	–	–
Total	8,731,069	100	230	+30
Registered voters/turnout	10,381,152	84.11	–	–
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

See also

• MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004

External links

• Ghana Elections 2004 Think Ghana Elections Page