People's National Convention | |
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Leader | Bernard Anbataayela Mornah |
Chairman | Asaki Sampson Awingobit |
General Secretary | [Awudulai Ishaq ] |
1st Vice Chairman | Martin Anafo |
National Organiser | Abas Nuhu |
National youth Organiser | Mark Ewusi Arkoh |
National Women's Organiser | Esther Osei Danso |
National treasure | Emmanuel Akazabre |
Founder | Hilla Limann |
Founded | 27 July 1992 |
Headquarters | Arts Centre, Accra |
Ideology | Nkrumaism Socialism Pan-Africanism |
Colors | Red, green and white |
Slogan | Ɛyɛ kubɛ Service with honesty |
Parliament | 0 / 275 |
Election symbol | |
Palm tree | |
Party flag | |
The People's National Convention is a political party in Ghana. [1] After constitutional rule was restored back in Ghana in 1992 the party was formed by former President Hilla Limann based on ideals from the People's National Party which he led in the 1979 elections and won. [1]
The PNC has contested all national elections since the inception of the fourth republic apart from the 1992 parliamentary election, which was boycotted along with other opposition parties.
At the elections held on 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition, which won four out of 230 seats. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition, won 1.9% of the vote at the presidential elections.
At the December 2008 elections, the party won two seats in Parliament. For the fourth time in a row, Edward Mahama was the presidential candidate. He received 0.8% of the vote.
Hassan Ayariga was elected in 2011 by the party to stand in the 2012 presidential election. [2] Ayariga received 0.22% of the vote. [3]
The party elected new officials in 2015, with Edward Mahama becoming its presidential candidate and General Secretary Bernard Mornah becoming the chairman. The new National Treasurer is now Akane Adams who is taken over from his predecessor David Apasera, a former member of Parliament for Bolga Central. [4] Hassan Ayariga who led the party in the 2012 elections quit the party after losing to Edward Mahama and decided to start his own party All People's Congress. [5] [6]
Bernard Mornah was nominated to be the presidential candidate for the PNC. He was duly registered as the candidate for the party but was disqualified by the Electoral Commission from contesting the position of President. [7]
Election | Number of PNC votes | Share of votes | Seats | +/- | Position | Outcome of election |
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2020 | 29,211 | 0.22% | 0 | 0 | 4th | Not represented in parliament |
2016 | 42,236 | 0.39% | 0 | 1 | 5th | Not represented in parliament |
2012 | 72,618 | 0.66% | 1 | 1 | 5th | Minority in parliament |
2008 | 117,732 | 1.4% | 2 | 2 | 4th | Minority in parliament [8] |
2004 | 186,226 | 2.1% | 4 | 1 | 3rd | Minority in parliament [9] |
2000 | 224,657 | 3.4% | 3 | 2 | 3rd | Minority in parliament [10] |
1996 | 226,643 | 3.3% | 1 | 1 | 4th | Minority in parliament [11] |
1992 | — | — | boycotted | The minority parties boycotted the election [12] |
Election | Candidate | Number of votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election |
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2020 | David Apasera | 10,882 | 0.08% | 5th of 12 [13] |
2016 | Edward Mahama | 22,214 | 0.21% | 5th of 7 [14] |
2012 | Hassan Ayariga | 24,617 | 0.22% | 5th of 8 [15] |
2008 | Edward Mahama | 73,494 | 0.9% | 4th of 8 [16] |
2004 | 165,375 | 1.9% | 3rd (Grand Coalition) [17] | |
2000 | 189,659 | 2.5% | 3rd of 7 [18] | |
1996 | 211,136 | 3.0% | 3rd of 3 [19] | |
1992 | Hilla Limann | 266,728 | 6.7% | 3rdof 5 [20] |
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