List of political parties in Ghana
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This article lists political parties
in Ghana
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Ghana has a two-party system
, which means that there are two dominant political parties (the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in 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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Ghana has a two-party system
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
, which means that there are two dominant political parties (the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Fourth Republic (1992-present)
- Convention People's PartyConvention People's PartyThe 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...
(CPP)- National Convention PartyNational 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...
(NCP) - merged with PCP to reform CPP - People's Convention PartyPeople's Convention PartyThe People's Convention Party is a former political party in Ghana.It merged with the National Convention Party in 1996 and became the reformed Convention People's Party....
(PCP) - merged with NCP to reform CPP- National Independence PartyNational 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...
(NIP) - merged with PHP, forming PCP - People's Heritage PartyPeople's Heritage PartyThe 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:...
(PHP)- merged with NIP, forming PCP
- National Independence Party
- National Convention Party
- Democratic Freedom PartyDemocratic Freedom PartyThe Democratic Freedom Party is a political party in Ghana. It was formed in 2006.-Formation:The formation of the party was first announced by Dr. Obed Asamoah, former chairman of the National Democratic Congress in February 2006. This follows a split between a Rawlings faction and an Asamoah...
(DFP) - Democratic People's PartyDemocratic People's Party (Ghana)The Democratic People's Party is a Ghanaian political party formed in 1992 after the ban on political party activity was lifted by the Provisional National Defence Council government of Ghana...
(DPP) - Every Ghanaian Living EverywhereEvery Ghanaian Living EverywhereThe 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....
(EGLE Party) - Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP)
- Great Consolidated Popular PartyGreat Consolidated Popular PartyThe 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....
(GCPP) - Ghana National Party (GNP)
- National Democratic CongressNational 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...
(NDC) - ruling party - New Patriotic PartyNew Patriotic Party-External links:*...
(NPP) - 'Danquah/Busia' tradition - National Reform PartyNational 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:...
(NRP) - New Vision PartyNew Vision PartyThe New Vision Party is a political party in Ghana. It was formed in 2008. The founder is Prophet Daniel Nkansah of the New Vision Pentecostal Church in Accra, Ghana. The party's colours are mauve, white and gold. Daniel Nkansah was nominated as the party's candidate for the Ghanaian presidential...
(NVP) - People's National Convention (PNC)
- Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD)
- United Ghana MovementUnited Ghana MovementThe 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:...
(UGM) - United Love Party (ULP)
- United Renaissance Party (URP)
Third Republic (1979-1981)
- Action Congress PartyAction Congress PartyThe Action Congress Party was a political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In elections held on 18 June 1979, ACP presidential candidate Frank Bernasko won 9.4% of the vote and the party won 10 of 140 seats in the National Assembly....
- People's National PartyPeople's National Party (Ghana)The People's National Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Third Republic .All political parties in Ghana were disbanded following the January 1972 military coup led by Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. When political activities resumed in 1979, there were five parties contesting the...
- Popular Front PartyPopular Front PartyThe Popular Front Party was the main opposition political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In elections held on 18 June 1979, PFP presidential candidate Victor Owusu won 29.9% of the vote and the party won 42 of 140 seats in the National Assembly...
- 'Danquah/Busia' tradition - Social Democratic FrontSocial Democratic Front (Ghana)The Social Democratic Front was a political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In elections held on 18 June, 1979, SDF presidential candidate Ibrahim Mahama won 3.7% of the vote and the party won 3 of 140 seats in the National Assembly....
- Third Force PartyThird Force PartyThe Third Force Party was a political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In the 18 June 1979 presidential election, TFP candidate John Bilson won 2.8% of the vote....
- United National ConventionUnited National ConventionThe United National Convention was a political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In the elections held on 18 June 1979 UNC presidential candidate William Ofori Atta won 17.4% of the vote and the party won 13 of 140 seats in the National Assembly....
Second Republic (1969-1972)
- All People's Republican PartyAll People's Republican PartyThe All People's Republican Party was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In elections held on 29 August 1969, the APRP won 1 out of 140 seats in the National Assembly....
- Justice PartyJustice Party (Ghana)The Justice Party was a political party in Ghana formed to oppose the government of Kofi Busia during the Second Republic ....
- National Alliance of LiberalsNational Alliance of LiberalsThe National Alliance of Liberals was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In elections held on 29 August 1969, the NAL won 29 out of 140 seats in the National Assembly....
- offshoot of CPP - People's Action PartyPeople's Action Party (Ghana)The People's Action Party was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In elections held on 29 August 1969, the PAP won 2 out of 140 seats in the National Assembly. The party's leader was Imoru Ayarna....
- Progress PartyProgress Party (Ghana)The Progress Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In the 29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats....
- 'Danquah/Busia' tradition - United Nationalist PartyUnited Nationalist PartyThe United Nationalist Party was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In elections held on 29 August 1969, the UNP won 2 out of 140 seats in the National Assembly....
Independent State within the Commonwealth (1957-1960)/First Republic (1960-1966)
- Convention People's PartyConvention People's PartyThe 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...
- United PartyUnited Party (Ghana)The United Party was the main opposition party in the First Republic of Ghana. It was the only opposition party throughout its existence from 1957 until 1964 when Ghana became a one party state.-Formation:...
- 'Danquah/Busia' tradition - United Gold Coast ConventionUnited Gold Coast ConventionThe United Gold Coast Convention was a political party whose aim was to bring about Ghanaian independence from British rule after the Second World War....
-'Grant\Johnson'
Pre-Independence
- Anlo Youth Organization
- Convention People's PartyConvention People's PartyThe 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...
- Federation of Youth Organization
- Ghana Congress PartyGhana Congress PartyThe Ghana Congress Party was founded in May 1952 by Kofi Busia who also its leader. The party was formed by dissatisfied former Convention People's Party members and and others from the United Gold Coast Convention , which was disbanded after a poor performance in the 1951 elections. The party...
- Muslim Association PartyMuslim Association PartyThe Muslim Association Party was a political party in the Gold Coast, active from 1954 to 1957.The MAP grew out of the Gold Coast Muslim Association, which was established as a welfare and social association in 1932. Involved in politics by the early 1950s, it became the Muslim Association Party...
- National Liberation MovementNational Liberation Movement (Ghana)The National Liberation Movement was a Ghanaian political party formed in 1954. Set up by disaffected Ashanti members of the Convention People's Party, who were joined by Kofi Abrefa Busia, the NLM opposed the process of centralization whilst supporting a continuing role for traditional leaders....
- Northern People's PartyNorthern People's PartyThe Northern People's Party was a political party in the Gold Coast which aimed to protect the interests of those in the Northern region of Ghana....
- Togoland CongressTogoland CongressThe Togoland Congress was a political party formed in 1951 to campaign for the unification of the Ewe people in British Togoland and French Togoland as a separate Ewe state. The party was defeated in the May 1956 UN plebiscite in British Togoland, which resulted in the unification of British...
- United Gold Coast ConventionUnited Gold Coast ConventionThe United Gold Coast Convention was a political party whose aim was to bring about Ghanaian independence from British rule after the Second World War....
See also
- Electoral Commission of GhanaElectoral Commission of GhanaThe Electoral Commission of Ghana is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members, its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution. The current commission was established by the Electoral Commission Act of 1993.-Members:The Commission is...
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