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Ghana general elections, 1992–2024

Presidential vote share, parliamentary seats and voter turnout for every general election of the Fourth Republic.

Electoral Commission of Ghana · 1992–2024 · Every four years

Figure 01

Presidential vote share

Share of valid votes won by each party in the decisive round of each presidential election.

YearGroup%
1992NDC58.4%IFES ElectionGuide
1992NPP30.3%IFES ElectionGuide
1996NPP39.7%IFES ElectionGuide
1996NDC57.4%IFES ElectionGuide
2000NDC43.1%Second round, 28 December 2000IFES ElectionGuide
2000NPP56.9%Second round, 28 December 2000IFES ElectionGuide
2004NPP52.5%IFES ElectionGuide
2004NDC44.6%IFES ElectionGuide
2008NPP49.8%Second round, 28 December 2008IFES ElectionGuide
2008NDC50.2%Second round, 28 December 2008IFES ElectionGuide
2012NPP47.7%IFES ElectionGuide
2012NDC50.7%IFES ElectionGuide
2016NPP53.6%IFES ElectionGuide
2016NDC44.6%IFES ElectionGuide
2020NDC47.4%As declared by the Electoral CommissionElectoral Commission of Ghana
2020NPP51.6%As declared by the Electoral CommissionElectoral Commission of Ghana
2024NPP41.8%As declared on 9 December 2024Electoral Commission of Ghana
2024NDC56.5%As declared on 9 December 2024Electoral Commission of Ghana
Figure 02

Parliamentary seats won

Seats held by each party after each general election.

YearGroupseats
1992Other11 seatsIPU Parline
1992NPP0 seatsBoycottedIPU Parline
1992NDC189 seatsThe NPP boycotted the 1992 parliamentary electionIPU Parline
1996Other6 seatsIPU Parline
1996NPP63 seatsIPU Parline
1996NDC131 seatsIPU Parline
2000Other8 seatsIPU Parline
2000NDC92 seatsIPU Parline
2000NPP100 seatsIPU Parline
2008NPP108 seatsIPU Parline
2008NDC115 seatsIPU Parline
2008Other7 seatsIPU Parline
2012Other4 seatsIPU Parline
2012NDC148 seatsIPU Parline
2012NPP123 seatsIPU Parline
2016NDC106 seatsIPU Parline
2016NPP169 seatsIPU Parline
2020NPP137 seatsIPU Parline
2020NDC137 seatsIPU Parline
2020Other1 seatsOne independentIPU Parline
2024NDC183 seatsElectoral Commission of Ghana
2024Other4 seatsIndependentsElectoral Commission of Ghana
2024NPP88 seatsElectoral Commission of Ghana
Figure 03

Voter turnout

Share of registered voters who cast a ballot. Only elections with a confirmed figure are shown.

Year%
199250.2%IFES ElectionGuide
200061.7%First roundIFES ElectionGuide
200485.1%IFES ElectionGuide
201279.4%IFES ElectionGuide
202079.0%Electoral Commission of Ghana
202464.0%Electoral Commission of Ghana

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these published documents. Nothing is estimated or modelled by this site.

Attribution: Electoral Commission of Ghana; IPU Parline; IFES ElectionGuide