General election in Ghana 2012
The parliamentary elections in Ghana 2012 took place on December 7, 2012, parallel to the 2012 presidential elections . The elections confirmed Ghana's quasi-two-party system with the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress , which together received well over 90% of the vote. The New Patriotic Party, whose candidate Nana Akufo-Addo was unexpectedly clearly defeated in the parallel presidential elections, was able to gain a lead of 1% over the competing National Democratic Congress in the general election. Besides the two major parties, only the People's National Convention won a seat in the parliament of Ghana . In addition, three independent candidates made it into parliament.
Voter registration and voting districts
For the first time a biometric system of voter registration was used in which registered voters were identified by their fingerprints. Due to technical problems with the biometric system and a lack of voting documents in some polling stations, the election commission extended the elections by one day. Compared to the parliamentary elections in 2008 , the number of electoral districts has increased significantly from 230 to 275. The parliamentary seats are determined by majority voting, in which one direct candidate per constituency is elected for a seat in parliament.
- New Patriotic Party : 123
- National Democratic Congress : 148
- People's National Convention : 1
| Political party | be right | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Patriotic Party | 5,248,862 | 47.51 | 123 | +16 |
| National Democratic Congress | 5 127 671 | 46.41 | 148 | +32 |
| Progressive People's Party | 182 649 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Convention People's Party | 81 009 | 0.73 | 0 | -1 |
| People's National Convention | 72 618 | 0.66 | 1 | -1 |
| National Democratic Party | 33 857 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| IPC | 15 561 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| United Front Party | 3 322 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic People's Party | 3 013 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| New Vision Party | 1 232 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| United Renaissance Party | 840 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent People's Party | 679 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party | 653 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Yes People's Party | 145 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| United Renaissance Party | 140 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghana Freedom Party | 77 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent candidates | 275 781 | 2.50 | 3 | -1 |
| Invalid votes | 178 243 | - | - | - |
| Total | 11 226 352 | 100 | 275 | +45 |
| Eligible voters / turnout | 14 031 680 | 80.01 | - | - |
| Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana | ||||
See also
- List of political parties in Ghana
- List of the Governments of Ghana
- List of Ghanaian politicians
- Politics in Ghana
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- ↑ http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=227516 accessed on February 16, 2013
- ↑ DPA-InfolineRS: Elections: Elections in Ghana extended by one day. In: Focus Online . December 8, 2012, accessed October 14, 2018 .
- ↑ http://ec.gov.gh/page.php?page=484§ion=50&typ=1 accessed on February 16, 2013
