1996 Ghanaian general election
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General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 1996. In the presidential elections, incumbent Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was re-elected in a single round, defeating John Kufuor of the Great Alliance (led by Kufuor's New Patriotic Party) with 57% of the vote. The NDC retained its majority in Parliament, winning 133 of the 200 seats.[1]
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7 December 1996
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Presidential election | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 78.31% | |||||||||||||||||||
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.svg) Results by region | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In contrast to the 1992 general elections, these elections were not mired in controversy.[2][3] In the aftermath of the contentious 1992 elections, several electoral reforms were made with the intent to increase the perceived fairness of the electoral process and put in place measures to prevent fraud.[2]
Results
President
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Jerry Rawlings | John Atta Mills | Progressive Alliance (NDC–EGLE–DPP) | 4,099,758 | 57.37 | |
| John Kufuor | Kow Nkensen Arkaah | Great Alliance (NPP–NCP) | 2,834,878 | 39.67 | |
| Edward Mahama | – | People's National Convention | 211,136 | 2.95 | |
| Total | 7,145,772 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 7,145,772 | 98.34 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 120,921 | 1.66 | |||
| Total votes | 7,266,693 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,279,605 | 78.31 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| National Democratic Congress | 3,755,801 | 52.52 | 133 | –56 | |
| New Patriotic Party | 2,372,330 | 33.17 | 61 | New | |
| People's Convention Party | 466,113 | 6.52 | 5 | New | |
| People's National Convention | 254,062 | 3.55 | 1 | New | |
| National Convention Party | 65,856 | 0.92 | 0 | –8 | |
| Democratic People's Party | 12,032 | 0.17 | 0 | New | |
| Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | 8,665 | 0.12 | 0 | –1 | |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party | 1,485 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 215,326 | 3.01 | 0 | –2 | |
| Total | 7,151,670 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 7,156,505 | 98.89 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 79,970 | 1.11 | |||
| Total votes | 7,236,475 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,279,605 | 77.98 | |||
| Source: Electoral Commission | |||||