Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000
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The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2000. Presidential elections
were held on the same day with a second round on 28 December 2000. 62% of registered voters turned out for the elections. Over 98% of the votes cast were valid.
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|Registered Voters || align=right|10,698,652 || align=center|100.0%
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|Votes Cast ||align=right|6,633,306 || align=center|62.00% of registered voters
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|Valid Votes ||align=right|6,530,757 ||align=center|98.45% of votes cast
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|Invalid Votes ||align=right|102,549 ||align=center|1.55% of votes cast
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| colspan=3 align=right| Source: International Foundation for Election Systems
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Final distribution of seats following by-election
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Ghanaian presidential election, 2004
The Ghanaian presidential election was held in the Republic of Ghana in West Africa on 7 December 2004. Parliamentary elections were held on the same day.There were four candidates:*George Aggudey...
were held on the same day with a second round on 28 December 2000. 62% of registered voters turned out for the elections. Over 98% of the votes cast were valid.
Voter turnout
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|Registered Voters || align=right|10,698,652 || align=center|100.0%
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|Votes Cast ||align=right|6,633,306 || align=center|62.00% of registered voters
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|Valid Votes ||align=right|6,530,757 ||align=center|98.45% of votes cast
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|Invalid Votes ||align=right|102,549 ||align=center|1.55% of votes cast
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| colspan=3 align=right| Source: International Foundation for Election Systems
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Parliamentary election results |
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*... |
2,937,386 | 44.98 | 99 |
| National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to... |
2,691,515 | 41.21 | 92 |
| People's National Convention | 224,657 | 3.44 | 3 |
| Convention People's Party Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party is a socialist political party in Ghana, based on the ideas of former President Kwame Nkrumah.The CPP was formed in 1949 by Kwame Nkrumah to campaign for the independence of the Gold Coast. It ruled Ghana from 1957 to 1966... |
85,643 | 1.31 | 1 |
| National Reform Party National Reform Party (Ghana) The National Reform Party is a political party in Ghana. It was founded in 1999 by a splinter group from the National Democratic Congress .-Elections:... |
147,196 | 2.25 | 0 |
| United Ghana Movement United Ghana Movement The United Ghana Movement is a political party in Ghana. The founder is Charles Wereko-Brobby, formerly a leading member of the New Patriotic Party.-Registration:... |
32,632 | 0.50 | 0 |
| Independent | 411,728 | 6.30 | 4 |
| Vacant | — | — | 1 |
| Total (turnout %) | 6,633,306 | 62.00 | 200 |
| Sources: African Elections Database International Foundation for Election Systems |
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Final distribution of seats following by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
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Results by region |
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| Party | Ashanti | Brong Ahafo | Central | Eastern | Greater Accra | Northern | Upper East | Upper West | Volta | Western | Total Seats |
| New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*... |
31 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 |
| National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to... |
2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 92 |
| People's National Convention | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Convention People's Party Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party is a socialist political party in Ghana, based on the ideas of former President Kwame Nkrumah.The CPP was formed in 1949 by Kwame Nkrumah to campaign for the independence of the Gold Coast. It ruled Ghana from 1957 to 1966... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| National Total | 33 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 200 |
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||||||||
Postponed poll
- Asutifi South constituency - 3 January 2001 - Due to the death of Philip Kofi Adjapong Amoah, (NPP) candidate standing for parliament, the elections in this constituency were postponed. Cecilia Djan Amoah, the (NPP) replacement candidate, won the seat with a majority of 550.
See also
- List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
- MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2000MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2000This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2000 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2000.The list is arranged by region and constituency...