2016 Ghanaian general election

none January 2022 Ghana 2012 Ghanaian general election 2012 2020 Ghanaian general election 2020 7 December 2016 yes presidential Presidential election 69.25% Nana_Akufo-Addo_at_European_Development_Days_2017.jpg Nana Akufo-Addo New Patriotic Party Mahamudu Bawumia 5,755,758 53.72% John Dramani Mahama 2014 (cropped).jpg John Mahama National Democratic Congress (Ghana) Kwesi Amissah-Arthur 4,771,188 44.53% President John Mahama National Democratic Congress (Ghana) President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo New Patriotic Party yes Parliamentary election All 275 seats in Parliament 138 Nana Akufo-Addo New Patriotic Party 122 169 52.48 John Mahama National Democratic Congress (Ghana) 148 106 42.28 Speaker Edward Adjaho National Democratic Congress (Ghana) Aaron Mike Oquaye New Patriotic Party yes Maps 300px Presidential election results by region 300px Presidential election results by constituency General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and all 275 Members of Parliament.http://www.ghananewsagency.org/politics/parliament-rejects-november-7-election-date-105945 Parliament rejects November 7 Election date Ghana News Agency 21 July 2016 22 July 2016 They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016,Parliament approves GHC826m for 2016 elections GhanaWeb, 21 December 2015 but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party was elected President on his third attempt, defeating incumbent President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress. The election results were announced on 9 December 2016 due to a delay of voting in two areas. At 19:51 local time, Mahama called Akufo-Addo to concede defeat. At 20:45, the Electoral Commission declared that Akufo-Addo had defeated Mahama in a single round. It was the first time in Ghana's history that a sitting president had been defeated for reelection. Electoral system The president is elected using the two-round system, whilst the 275 members of Parliament are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Eligible voters must be Ghanaian citizens aged 18 or over, although those declared insane are disenfranchised. Parliamentary candidates must be Ghanaian citizens at least 21 years old, and either be resident in their constituency or have lived there for at least five of the ten years prior to the election.Electoral system IPU Campaign Presidential candidates Over 16 people filed with the election commission to run for president. However, 13 presidential candidates were disqualified due to incorrect filing procedures. The disqualified candidates included former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, the president of the National Democratic Party.https://www.voanews.com/a/ghana-election-disqualifications/3552812.html Ghana Electoral Body Denies Candidates’ Disqualifications Politically Motivated Clottey Peter VOA 2016-10-28 There was some controversy due to allegations that the candidates were disqualified for political reasons. The Electoral Commission denied all accusations. After the disqualification, only four presidential candidates remained. However, the presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) Paa Kwesi Nduom took the EC to court over his disqualification. The court finally ruled in his favour, allowing him to join the race.Nduom back in the race; floors EC in court Citi FM, 28 October 2016 Two other candidates who were disqualified also followed suit, leading to there being seven candidates. Ivor Greenstreet from the Convention People's Party was the first physically challenged candidate to contest a presidential election.http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Who-is-Ivor-Greenstreet-411886 Who is Ivor Greenstreet? GhanaWeb 2016-10-28 PartyPresidential CandidateRunning MateNational Democratic CongressJohn Dramani MahamaKwesi Amissah-Arthurhttp://www.theafricareport.com/West-Africa/ghanas-npp-prepares-for-the-2016-presidential-race.html Ghana's NPP prepares for the 2016 presidential race - West Africa Bilie Adwoa McTernan 7 September 2014Convention People's PartyIvor GreenstreetGabby Nsiah Nketiahhttp://citifmonline.com/2016/09/29/cpp-chooses-gabby-nketia-as-running-mate/ CPP chooses Gabby Nketia as running mate Citi FM 3 October 2016New Patriotic PartyNana Akufo-Addohttp://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/ghana-akuffo-addo-contest-2016-presidential-election Ghana: Akuffo Addo to contest 2016 Presidential Election - TVC NEWS 7 September 2014Mahamudu BawumiaProgressive People's PartyPaa Kwesi NduomBrigitte Dzogbenukuhttp://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2016/august-4th/nduom-picks-former-miss-ghana-as-running-mate.php Nduom picks former Miss Ghana as running mate Myjoyonline.com 4 August 2016 2 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170209012427/http://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2016/august-4th/nduom-picks-former-miss-ghana-as-running-mate.php 9 February 2017 deadPeople's National ConventionEdward MahamaEmmanuel AnyidohoPNC settles on Havard-trained economist as running mate http://citifmonline.com/2016/09/10/pnc-settles-on-havard-trained-economist-as-running-mate/ Citi FM 12 November 2016National Democratic PartyNana Konadu Agyeman RawlingsKojo Mensah SosuNDP unveils Kojo Mensah Sosu as running mate http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NDP-unveils-Kojo-Mensah-Sosu-as-running-mate-475305 GhanaWeb 12 November 2016Independent CandidateJacob Osei YeboahDaniel Wilson TortoJOY selects Wilson Torto as running mate http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/JOY-selects-Wilson-Torto-as-running-mate-486053 GhanaWeb 12 November 2016 Incumbent John Mahama was eligible for a second full term since he had ascended to the presidency with only six months remaining in the term of his predecessor and running mate, John Atta Mills. In Ghana, when a vice-president ascends to the presidency with more than half of a presidential term remaining, he is only allowed to run for a single full term in his own right. If more than half of the term has expired, the vice-president is eligible for two full terms.Constitution of Ghana, Section 60, clause 7: Where the unexpired term served by the Vice-President under clause 6 of this article exceeds half the term of a President, the Vice-President is subsequently only eligible to serve one full term as President. Parliamentary candidates A total of 1,144 candidates contested the 275 seats in Parliament. The NDC and NPP both ran full slates of 275 candidates, whilst the CPP (222 candidates) and PPP (163) were the only two other parties to run in over half the seats. The PNC nominated 64 candidates, the NDP 33, the APC 20, the GCPP 10, the UFP six and the DPP and UPP both had only one candidate. The other 74 candidates were independents.Parliament: Election 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20201022184126/https://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2016/parliament/ 22 October 2020 Peace FM Opinion polls President Poll sourceDate Sample sizeUndecidedMahamaNDCAkufo-AddoNPPNduomPPPGreenstreetCPPOther candidatesNotesRestart International5 December 20162,00054.7%43.7%Ben Ephson28 November 2016N/A52.4%45.9%1.7%2% margin of errorBen EphsonOctober 2016N/A50.8%47.5%1.7%2% margin of errorGoodman AMCAugust 20162,184N/A48%45%7%0%2.1% margin of errorGoodman AMCJune 20161,644N/A44%49%6%1%2.3% margin of errorGoodman AMCApril 20161,216N/A32%65%3%0% Results 300px|thumb|Constituencies won by■ – Nana Akufo-Addo■ – John Dramani Mahama President Nana Akufo-Addo Mahamudu Bawumia New Patriotic Party 5755758 John Dramani Mahama Kwesi Amissah-Arthur National Democratic Congress 4771188 Paa Kwesi Nduom Brigitte Dzogbenuku Progressive People's Party 106092 Ivor Greenstreet Gabby Nsiah Nketiah Convention People's Party 25552 Edward Mahama Emmanuel Anyidoho People's National Convention 22298 Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings Kojo Mensah Sosu National Democratic Party 16935 Jacob Osei Yeboah Daniel Wilson Torto Independent 15911 167349 15712499 Electoral Commission Ghana By region Region75x75px72x72pxNana Akufo-AddoNPPJohn Dramani MahamaNDCVotes%Votes%Ashanti1,640,69475.98503,49723.32Brong-Ahafo531,14753.87422,78944.91Central496,66853.22405,26243.43Eastern 674,240 63.30379,67535.65Greater Accra 1,062,157 52.42946,04846.69Northern429,37541.89 569,853 55.59Upper East157,39834.93 271,796 60.32Upper West102,84335.94 167,032 58.37Volta135,07717.38 629,398 80.97Western 526,159 52.38455,83845.38Source: Electoral Commission Ghana Parliament File:Ghanaian Parliament 2016.svg New Patriotic Party 5661248 169 +47 National Democratic Congress 4560491 106 –42 Progressive People's Party 186741 0 0 Convention People's Party 69346 0 –1 People's National Convention 42236 0 –1 National Democratic Party 19450 0 0 All People's Congress 2527 0 New Great Consolidated Popular Party 1368 0 0 United Front Party 896 0 0 Democratic People's Party 867 0 0 United Progressive Party 430 0 New Independents 241884 0 –3 0 111137 15639690 Election Passport See also List of MPs elected in the 2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election References Category:Presidential elections in Ghana Category:Parliamentary elections in Ghana Ghana General Ghana