Ghanaian general election, 1996

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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.

References

↑ 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

Elections and referendums in Ghana

Presidential elections	1960 1979 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Parliamentary elections	1925 1939 1946 1951 1954 1956 1965 1969 1979 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Referendums	1956* 1960 1964 1978 1992

* British Togoland only

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