GHANAIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2000

The 'Ghanaian presidential elections' were held on 7 December 2000 with a second ballot on 28 December 2000.

Parliamentary elections were held on 7 December 2000.
There were seven candidates in the first round of elections on 7 December 2000. The second round was contested between the first two candidates from the first round as no one had the minimum of 50% votes required for outright victory.

These were the first elections held in Ghana that led to change of government through the ballot box.

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Results

Voter turnout

Sources

Results

:::::'Summary of the 7 December 2000 and 28 December 2000 Ghana presidential election results'

Voter turnout
	7 December 2000		28 December 2000
	Votes	Turnout %	Votes	Turnout %
Registered Voters	10,698,652	100.0%	10,698,652	100.0%
Votes Cast (turnout)	6,620,232	61.9%	6,459,003	60.4%
Valid Votes	6,500,870	98.2% of votes cast	6,381,387	98.8% of votes cast
Invalid Votes	119,362	1.8% of votes cast	77,616	1.2% of votes cast
Source: Ghana Centre for Democratic Development

		December 7		December 28
'Candidates'	'Parties'	'Votes ★ '	'% ★ '	'Votes'	'%'
John Kufuor	New Patriotic Party	3,104,393	48.4	3,631,263	56.9
John Atta-Mills	National Democratic Congress	2,871,051	44.8	2,750,124	43.1
Edward Mahama	People's National Convention	158,419	2.5	-	-
Dr. George Hagan	Convention People's Party	104,531	1.8	-	-
Augustus Obuadum "Goosie" Tanoh	National Reform Party	71,595	1.1	-	-
Dan Lartey	Great Consolidated Popular Party	66,439	1.1	-	-
Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby	United Ghana Movement	21,803	0.3	-	-

NB.
★ Figures for 7 December 2000 do not include those of Sefwi-Wiawso constituency in the Western Region of Ghana.

Sources

★ Ghanaweb.com : Results of December 7 Elections

★ African Elections Database:2000 Presidential Elections

★ IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Ghana