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.

Contents
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 7December 28
'Candidates''Parties''Votes
★ '
'%
★ '
'Votes''%'
John Kufuor New Patriotic Party3,104,39348.43,631,26356.9
John Atta-Mills National Democratic Congress2,871,05144.82,750,12443.1
Edward Mahama People's National Convention158,4192.5--
Dr. George Hagan Convention People's Party104,5311.8--
Augustus Obuadum "Goosie" Tanoh National Reform Party71,5951.1--
Dan Lartey Great Consolidated Popular Party66,4391.1--
Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby United Ghana Movement21,8030.3--

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

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