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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]
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | 3,679,985 | 52.97 | 133 | –56 | |
| New Patriotic Party | 2,346,791 | 33.78 | 61 | New | |
| People's Convention Party | 420,192 | 6.05 | 5 | New | |
| People's National Convention | 226,643 | 3.26 | 1 | New | |
| National Convention Party | 51,919 | 0.75 | 0 | –8 | |
| Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere | 6,979 | 0.10 | 0 | –1 | |
| Democratic People's Party | 8,247 | 0.12 | 0 | New | |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party | 1,485 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 205,521 | 2.96 | 0 | –2 | |
| Total | 6,947,762 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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