Presidential elections in Ghana 2012

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Incumbent John Dramani Mahama (2010)

The presidential elections in Ghana 2012 took place on December 7, 2012 at the same time as the parliamentary elections. After the death of incumbent President John Atta Mills ( NDC ) on July 24, 2012, Vice President and party comrade John Dramani Mahama took over the business of government and new elections were announced. Contrary to previous polls, John Dramani Mahama won the elections with an absolute majority of just over 50%, so that a run-off election planned for December 28, 2012 in the absence of an absolute majority was superfluous.

Between March 24 and May 5, 2012, voters were able to have themselves entered on the electoral roll of the Electoral Commission of Ghana .

In early December 2012, the opposition Nana Akufo-Addo ( NPP ), who only failed in the 2008 runoff to Atta Mills, was just ahead of his challenger and incumbent Mahama in polls; no other candidates were given a chance.

Candidates and Results

Presidential elections in Ghana 2012
Political party candidate Vice-Presidential
Candidate 		be right
absolutely in percent
NDC John Dramani Mahama Kwesi Amissah-Arthur 5,574,761 50.70
NPP Nana Akufo-Addo Mahamudu Bawumia 5,248,898 47.74
PPP Paa Kwesi Nduom Eva Lokko 64 362 0.59
GCPP Henry Herbert Lartey John Amekah 38 223 0.35
PNC Hassan Ayariga Helen Sanorita Dzatugbe Matrevi 24 617 0.22
CPP Michael Abu Sakara Foster Nana Akosua Frimpomaa 20 323 0.18
independently Jacob Osei Yeboah Kelvin Nii Tackie 15 201 0.14
UFP Akwasi Addai Odike Fred Osei Agyen 8 877 0.08
Invalid votes 251.720 -
Total 11,246,982 100
voter turnout 14,158,890 79.43
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings , founder of the newly formed National Democratic Party (NDC) and wife of former President Jerry Rawlings , was not admitted because of errors in her election application.

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