Ghanaian presidential election, 1992
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Presidential elections were held in Ghana
on 3 November 1992. The result was a victory for Jerry John Rawlings, who won 58.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 50.2%.
* The Progressive Alliance was a coalition of the National Democratic Congress
, the National Convention Party
and Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere
.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
on 3 November 1992. The result was a victory for Jerry John Rawlings, who won 58.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 50.2%.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry John Rawlings | Progressive Alliance* | 2,323,135 | 58.4 |
| Albert Adu Boahen Albert Adu Boahen Albert Kwadwo Adu Boahen was a Ghanaian academic, historian, and politician. He was an academic at the University of Ghana from 1959 to 1990, since 1971 as a professor... |
New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*... |
1,204,764 | 30.3 |
| Hilla Limann Hilla Limann Hilla Limann was the President of Ghana from 24 September, 1979 to 31 December, 1981. Eventually he became a diplomat, and served in Switzerland. Limann, whose original last name was Babini, was born in the northern Ghanaian town of Gwolu in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region to a... |
People's National Convention | 266,710 | 6.7 |
| Kwabena Darko Kwabena Darko Rev. Dr. Kwabena Darko is an entrepreneur, minister of religion and former politician. He owns the largest privately owned agro-industrial concern in Ghana and is listed in “Who’s Who in World Poultry”... |
National Independence Party National Independence Party (Ghana) The National Independence Party is a defunct political party in Ghana. It was formed in 1992 in the run up to the inauguration of the Fourth Republic of Ghana... |
113,629 | 2.9 |
| Emmanuel Erskine Emmanuel Erskine Lieutenant General Emmanuel Alexander Erskine is a retired Ghanaian soldier and politician. He is a former Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana army... |
People's Heritage Party People's Heritage Party The People's Heritage Party is a former political party in Ghana.-Formation:The PHP was one of the eight political parties formed when the ban on party politics was lifted in 1992 in Ghana. It claimed to follow the Nkrumahist philosophy.-Elections:... |
69,827 | 1.8 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 149,811 | ||
| Total | 4,127,876 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||
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...
, the National Convention Party
National Convention Party (Ghana)
The National Convention Party is a political party in Ghana that existed between 1992 and January 1996.-Formation:The party was formed in 1992 after the ban on political parties was lifted by the military Provisional National Defence Council government...
and Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere
The Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere is a political party in Ghana.At the last elections, 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition, that won 4 out of 230 seats. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition won 1.9% of the vote in the presidential elections....
.