Ghanaian general election, 2004
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General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The parliamentary elections saw the NPP win 128 of the 230 seats.[1]
Presidential election
There were four candidates:
- George Aggudey (Convention People's Party)
- John Kufuor (New Patriotic Party) - incumbent
- John Atta Mills (National Democratic Congress)
- Edward Mahama (Grand Coalition) The Grand Coalition was an alliance of the People's National Convention, Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere, and Great Consolidated Popular Party.
Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
John Kufuor | New Patriotic Party | 4,524,074 | 52.45 |
John Atta Mills | National Democratic Congress | 3,850,368 | 44.64 |
Edward Mahama | Grand Coalition | 165,375 | 1.92 |
George Aggudey | Convention People's Party | 85,968 | 1.00 |
Invalid/blank votes | 188,123 | – | |
Total | 8,313,908 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 10,354,970 | 85.1 | |
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana |
Parliament
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Patriotic Party | 4,212,844 | 49.04 | 128 | +28 |
National Democratic Congress | 3,505,074 | 40.80 | 94 | +2 |
People's National Convention | 183134 | 2.13 | 4 | +1 |
Convention People's Party | 247,753 | 2.88 | 3 | +2 |
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | 16,097 | 0.19 | 0 | – |
National Reform Party | 11,364 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
Democratic People's Party | 9,955 | 0.12 | 0 | – |
Great Consolidated Popular Party | 4,690 | 0.05 | 0 | – |
Independents | 398,981 | 4.64 | 1 | –3 |
Invalid/blank votes | 141,177 | – | – | – |
Total | 8,731,069 | 100 | 230 | +30 |
Registered voters/turnout | 10,381,152 | 84.11 | – | – |
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana |
See also
References
- ↑ Elections in 2004 IPU
External links
- Ghana Elections 2004 Think Ghana Elections Page
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