2000 Ghanaian general election
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.
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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 | ||
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| 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]
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See also
- List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
- MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000
References
- Elections in Ghana African Elections Database
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