Ghanaian General Election, 1996

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 1996. In the presidential election, incumbent Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was reelected in a single round, defeating John Kufuor of the Great Alliance (led by Kufuor's New Patriotic Party with 57.3 percent of the vote. The NDC retained its majority in Parliament, winning 133 of the 200 seats.Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p435

Results

President

Parliament

See also

* List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
*List of MPs elected in the 1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election

References

External links

1996 Parliamentary Election Results
Electoral Commission of Ghana
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from original on 17 Juy 2011
Ghana Centre for Democratic Development

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