1996 Ghanaian general election

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]

1996 Ghanaian presidential election

7 December 1996

Opinion polls

Nominee Jerry Rawlings John Kufuor Party NDC NPP Popular vote 4,099,758 2,834,878 Percentage 57.4% 39.7%

President before election Jerry Rawlings NDC President-elect Jerry Rawlings NDC

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

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
• MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996

References

1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p435 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

External links

• Ghana Centre for Democratic Development