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2020 Ghanaian general election

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2020 Ghanaian general election
group of elections, public election
CountryGhana Edit
Dey apply to jurisdictionGhana Edit
Dey follow2016 Ghanaian general election Edit
Followed by2024 Ghanaian general election Edit
Point for tym insyd7 December 2020 Edit

Ghana hold general elections on 7 December 2020. Incumbent Presido Nana Akufo-Addo of de New Patriotic Party (NPP) dem re-elect insyd de first round after securing majority for votes.[1] Former Presido John Dramani Mahama come announce that he go contest de results.[2] At de Supreme Court, petition wey dey challenge de result dem file on 30 December, den unanimously dismissed on 4 March 2021 for lack of merit.

De NPP lost ein majority insyd de parliament, winning de same number of seats as dema opposition NDC, wey dey result insyd hung parliament plus single independent (Andrew Asiamah Amoako) insyd de position of kingmaker.[3][4]

Electoral system

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Dem dey elect de President of Ghana wey dem dey use two-round system, whilst dem dey elect de 275 members of Parliament insyd single-member constituencies wey dem dey use first-past-de-post voting.[5][6]

Eligible voters for be Ghanaian citizens wey be at least 18 years old, although those dem declare insane be disenfranchised. Parliamentary candidates for be Ghanaian citizens at least 21 years old, den either be resident for dema constituency insyd anaa dem live for der for at least five of de ten years prior to de election.[7]

Campaign

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Filing of nomination papers give presidential candidates

Party Presidential Candidate Date
New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo 7 October 2020
National Democratic Congress John Mahama 7 October 2020
Independent Asiedu Walker 7 October 2020
Ghana Union Movement Christian Kwabena Andrews 7 October 2020
All People's Congress Hassan Ayariga 8 October 2020
Progressive People's Party Brigitte Dzogbenuku 8 October 2020
Ghana Freedom Party Akua Donkor 8 October 2020
National Democratic Party Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings 9 October 2020
Convention People's Party Ivor Greenstreet 9 October 2020
Great Consolidated Popular Party Henry Herbert Lartey 9 October 2020
Independent Marricke Kofi Gane 9 October 2020
Independent Kofi Koranteng 9 October 2020
United Front Party Nana Agyenim Boateng 9 October 2020
United Progressive Party Akwasi Addai Odike 9 October 2020
People's Action Party Kwasi Busumbru
Liberal Party of Ghana Kofi Akpaloo 9 October 2020
People's National Convention David Apasera

Final list of presidential candidates

Party Abbreviation Presidential Candidate Running Mate
New Patriotic Party NPP Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Mahamudu Bawumia
National Democratic Congress NDC John Dramani Mahama Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
Ghana Union Movement GUM Christian Kwabena Andrews Abu Grant Lukeman
Convention People's Party CPP Ivor Kobina Greenstreet Emmanuel Yaovi Bobobe
Ghana Freedom Party GFP Akua Donkor Ernest Adakabre Frimpong Manso
Great Consolidated Popular Party GCPP Henry Herbert Lartey Andy Bampoe-Sekyi
All People's Congress APC Hassan Ayariga Frank Yaw Kuadey
Liberal Party of Ghana LPG Percival Kofi Akpaloo Margaret Obrine Sarfo
People's National Convention PNC David Asibi Ayindenaba Apasera Divine Ayivor
Progressive People's Party PPP Brigitte Akosua Dzogbenuku Kofi Asamoah-Siaw
National Democratic Party NDP Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings Peter Tennyson Asamoah
Independent Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker Jacob Osei Yeboah

Results

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Candidate Running mate Party Votes %
Nana Akufo-Addo Mahamudu Bawumia New Patriotic Party 6,730,587 51.30
John Mahama Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang National Democratic Congress 6,213,182 47.36
Christian Kwabena Andrews Abu Grant Lukeman Ghana Union Movement 105,548 0.80
Ivor Greenstreet Emmanuel Bobobe Convention People's Party 12,200 0.09
David Apasera Divine Ayivor People's National Convention 10,882 0.08
Asiedu Walker Jacob Osei Yeboah Independent 9,704 0.07
Kofi Akpaloo Margaret Obrine Sarfo Liberal Party of Ghana 7,683 0.06
Hassan Ayariga Frank Yaw Kuadey All People's Congress 7,138 0.05
Brigitte Dzogbenuku Kofi Asamoah-Siaw Progressive People's Party 6,849 0.05
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings Peter Tennyson Asamoah National Democratic Party 6,549 0.05
Akua Donkor Ernest Adakabre Frimpong Manso Ghana Freedom Party 5,574 0.04
Henry Herbert Lartey Andy Bampoe-Sekyi Great Consolidated Popular Party 3,564 0.03
Total 13,119,460 100.00
Valid votes 13,119,460 97.67
Invalid/blank votes 313,397 2.33
Total votes 13,432,857 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 17,027,941 78.89
Source: Ghana Web

By region

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Region Akufo-Addo

NPP

Mahama

NDC

Andrews

GUM

Greenstreet

CPP

Donkor

GFP

Lartey

GCPP

Ayariga

APC

Akpaloo

LPG

Apasera

PNC

Dzogbenuku

PPP

Rawlings

NDP

Walker

IND

Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes
Ahafo 145,584 116,485 1,493 194 49 51 150 113 82 52 135 103
Ashanti 1,795,824 653,149 12,564 1,356 593 304 482 712 444 435 476 952
Bono 292,604 203,329 4,514 338 165 132 255 216 209 214 235 374
Bono East 153,341 213,694 2,923 380 143 153 409 304 231 220 210 400
Central 613,804 538,829 15,160 1,117 478 361 468 586 323 1,042 467 804
Eastern 752,061 470,999 9,819 854 379 211 466 510 278 363 358 642
Greater Accra 1,253,179 1,326,489 16,112 1,763 767 231 628 522 401 1,220 685 511
Northern 409,963 476,550 3,184 1,510 394 438 900 1,281 1,209 498 545 1,259
North East 122,742 112,306 952 292 324 198 376 505 579 205 322 322
Oti 103,865 181,021 2,459 265 200 97 195 228 371 240 263 282
Savannah 80,605 144,244 1,409 503 212 185 387 322 344 160 279 435
Upper East 170,340 335,502 3,100 879 832 359 919 868 2,890 685 1,017 1,321
Upper West 121,230 238,972 2,240 640 360 354 487 742 2,794 328 406 1,094
Volta 100,481 606,508 4,679 705 180 158 406 237 220 314 617 442
Western 439,724 398,549 20,638 1,143 379 223 400 367 305 787 417 508
Western North 175,240 196,556 4,302 261 119 109 210 170 202 86 117 255
Total 6,730,587 6,213,182 105,548 12,200 5,574 3,564 7,138 7,683 10,882 6,849 6,549 9,704
Source: Graphic Online Electoral Commission of Ghana

Parliament

Party Votes % Seats /–
New Patriotic Party 6,651,028 50.42 137 –32
National Democratic Congress 6,094,478 46.20 137 31
Ghana Union Movement 60,840 0.46 0 New
People's National Convention 29,211 0.22 0 0
Progressive People's Party 24,334 0.18 0 0
Convention People's Party 11,105 0.08 0 0
Liberal Party of Ghana 7,521 0.06 0 New
National Democratic Party 6,421 0.05 0 0
Great Consolidated Popular Party 1,976 0.01 0 0
United Progressive Party 1,934 0.01 0 0
All People's Congress 1,214 0.01 0 0
Independents 301,996 2.29 1 1
Total 13,192,058 100.00 275 0
Registered voters/turnout 17,027,655 –
Source: ghanaweb.com EC

Seats dem win by region

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S/N Region NPP NDC IND Total
1 Ahafo 4 2 – 6
2 Ashanti 42 4 1 47
3 Bono 6 6 – 12
4 Bono East 3 8 – 11
5 Central 10 13 – 23
6 Eastern 25 8 – 33
7 Greater Accra 14 20 – 34
8 Northern 9 9 – 18
9 North East 4 2 – 6
10 Oti 0 8 – 8
11 Savannah 3 4 – 7
12 Upper East 1 14 – 15
13 Upper West 3 8 – 11
14 Volta 1 17 – 18
15 Western 9 8 – 17
16 Western North 3 6 – 9
Total 137 137 1 275
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

References

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  1. ↑ Dontoh, Ekow; Dzawu, Moses Mozart (8 December 2020). "Ghana's President Akufo-Addo Wins Second Term by Slim Margin". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Kokutse, Francis (10 December 2020). "Ghana's main opposition party will contest election results". AP News. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Ghana’s Hung Parliament Sets President Up for Tough Term
  4. ↑ Abdulai, Abdul-Gafaru; Sackeyfio, Naaborle (2021). "The uncertainties of Ghana's 2020 elections". African Affairs. doi:10.1093/afraf/adaa028.
  5. ↑ "Ghana: Vote Counting using Majoritatrian and First-Past-the-Post —". aceproject.org. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Africa Watch: 2020 Is Election Season Across Africa". Modern Ghana. 13 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Electoral system IPU
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