General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.[1]
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Turnout | 61.74% (first round) 60.37% (second round) | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
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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
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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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