2000 Ghanaian general election

2000 Ghanaian general election
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President before election; Jerry John Rawlings ; NDC	President-elect ; John Kufuor ; NPP

Last updated January 18, 2023

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.^[1]

In the presidential election, John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) led the field in the first round of voting, taking 48 percent of the vote. Vice President John Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) finished second, with 44 percent. Kufuor defeated Atta-Mills in the second round with 57 percent of the vote. The NPP also won the most seats in the parliamentary elections, ending eight years of NDC dominance. However, with 99 of the 200 seats, it was two seats short of a majority.

The elections marked the first peaceful transfer of power via the ballot box in the country's history.^[2]

Results

President


Candidate		Running mate	Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	John Kufuor	Aliu Mahama	New Patriotic Party	3,131,739	48.17	3,631,263	56.90
	John Atta Mills	Martin Amidu	National Democratic Congress	2,895,575	44.54	2,750,124	43.10
	Edward Mahama	Bannerman Baah Ntim	People's National Convention	189,659	2.92
	George Hagan	Alhaji Ibrahim Mahama	Convention People's Party	115,641	1.78
	Augustus Obuadum Tanoh	Joseph Cletus Korsiba	National Reform Party	78,629	1.21
	Dan Lartey	Ewart Ladzagla	Great Consolidated Popular Party	67,504	1.04
	Charles Wereko-Brobby	Larry Addotey Addo	United Ghana Movement	22,123	0.34
Total				6,500,870	100.00	6,381,387	100.00

Valid votes				6,500,870	98.42	6,381,387	98.80
Invalid/blank votes				104,214	1.58	77,616	1.20
Total votes				6,605,084	100.00	6,459,003	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				10,698,652	61.74	10,698,652	60.37
Source: African Elections Database

Parliament



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	New Patriotic Party	2,937,386	44.98	99	+38
	National Democratic Congress	2,691,515	41.21	92	–41
	Convention People's Party	285,643	4.37	1	–4
	People's National Convention	224,657	3.44	3	+2
	National Reform Party	147,196	2.25	0	New
	United Ghana Movement	32,632	0.50	0	New
	Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere	730	0.01	0	0
	Independents	210,998	3.23	4	+4
Vacant				1	–
Total		6,530,757	100.00	200	0

Valid votes		6,530,757	98.45
Invalid/blank votes		102,549	1.55
Total votes		6,633,306	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,698,652	62.00
Source: African Elections Database, Election Passport

The vacant seat was filled by a by-election on 3 January 2001 and won by the NPP.^[1]

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References

1 2 Elections in Ghana African Elections Database
↑ Ayee, J. (2002). "The 2000 General Elections and Presidential Run-off in Ghana: An Overview". Democratization. 9 (2): 148–174. doi:10.1080/714000251.

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Ghana: Parliamentary Chamber: Parliament: Elections held in 2000 Inter-Parliamentary Union

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[AED-1] 1 2 Elections in Ghana African Elections Database

[2] Ayee, J. (2002). "The 2000 General Elections and Presidential Run-off in Ghana: An Overview". Democratization. 9 (2): 148–174. doi:10.1080/714000251.

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