Ghanaian presidential election, 2000
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The Ghanaian presidential elections were held on 7 December 2000 with a second ballot on 28 December 2000.
Parliamentary elections
were held on 7 December 2000.
There were seven candidates in the first round of elections on 7 December 2000. The second round was contested between the first two candidates from the first round as no one had the minimum of 50% votes required for outright victory.
These were the first elections held in Ghana that led to change of government through the ballot box.
NB. *Figures for 7 December 2000 do not include those of Sefwi-Wiawso constituency in the Western Region
of Ghana
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Parliamentary elections
Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000
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...
were held on 7 December 2000.
There were seven candidates in the first round of elections on 7 December 2000. The second round was contested between the first two candidates from the first round as no one had the minimum of 50% votes required for outright victory.
These were the first elections held in Ghana that led to change of government through the ballot box.
Results
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- Summary of the 7 December 2000 and 28 December 2000 Ghana presidential election results
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Voter turnout |
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| 7 December 2000 | 28 December 2000 | |||
| Votes | Turnout % | Votes | Turnout % | |
| Registered Voters | 10,698,652 | 100.0% | 10,698,652 | 100.0% |
| Votes Cast (turnout) | 6,620,232 | 61.9% | 6,459,003 | 60.4% |
| Valid Votes | 6,500,870 | 98.2% of votes cast | 6,381,387 | 98.8% of votes cast |
| Invalid Votes | 119,362 | 1.8% of votes cast | 77,616 | 1.2% of votes cast |
| Source: Ghana Centre for Democratic Development | ||||
Presidential election results (Round 1 and 2) |
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| December 7 | December 28 | ||||
| Candidates | Parties | Votes* | %* | Votes | % |
| John Kufuor John Kufuor John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was the second president of the 4th Republic of Ghana and Chairperson of the African Union... |
New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*... |
3,104,393 | 48.4 | 3,631,263 | 56.9 |
| John Atta-Mills John Atta-Mills Dr. John Evans Fifii Atta Mills is the third and current President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the ruling party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2008 election... |
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... |
2,871,051 | 44.8 | 2,750,124 | 43.1 |
| Edward Mahama Edward Mahama -Early life and education:Born in the village of Sumniboma in 1945, Mahama attended Nalerigu Primary and Middle School from 1953 to 1959. He then attended Secondary School in Tamale from 1961 to 1965... |
People's National Convention | 158,419 | 2.5 | - | - |
| Dr. George Hagan George Hagan (politician) Professor George Panyin Hagan , is a prominent academic and politician in Ghana.-Early life and education:George Hagan was born in Accra in 1938. He had his basic education in Accra, Koforidua, Sekondi and Kumasi because his parents, civil servants, were being transferred... |
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... |
104,531 | 1.8 | - | - |
| Augustus Obuadum "Goosie" Tanoh Augustus Obuadum Tanoh Goosie Augustus Obuadum Tanoh is a Ghanaian politician. He is a member of the National Reform Party and represented his party in the 2000 presidential election, where he garnered 1.1% of the national vote.-Education:... |
National Reform Party | 71,595 | 1.1 | - | - |
| Dan Lartey | Great Consolidated Popular Party Great Consolidated Popular Party The Great Consolidated Popular Party 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.... |
66,439 | 1.1 | - | - |
| Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby Charles Wereko-Brobby Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby is a politician, diplomat and businessman in Ghana. He is currently the chief executive of the Ghana@50 secretariat, responsible for planning Ghana's 50th Jubilee in 2007. Werek-Brobby ran for President of Ghana in 2000 as leader of the United Ghana Movement... |
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:... |
21,803 | 0.3 | - | - |
NB. *Figures for 7 December 2000 do not include those of Sefwi-Wiawso constituency in the Western Region
Western Region (Ghana)
The Western Region of Ghana, reaching from the Côte d'Ivoire border in the west to the Central Region in the east, includes the large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inland area including Elubo. It includes Ghana's southernmost location, Cape Three Points,...
of Ghana
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...
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