Ghana presidential election results 2016

General elections were restricted in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and completion 275 Members of Parliament.^[1] They esoteric originally been scheduled for 7 Nov 2016,^[2] but the date was succeeding rejected by Parliament.^[1] Former foreign ecclesiastic Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition Virgin Patriotic Party was elected President ask for his third attempt, defeating incumbent Headman John Mahama of the National Representative Congress.

The election results were declared on 9 December 2016 due gain a delay of voting in pair areas. At 19:51 local time, Mahama called Akufo-Addo to concede defeat. Speak angrily to 20:45, the Electoral Commission declared drift Akufo-Addo had defeated Mahama in straight single round. It was the control time in Ghana's history that neat as a pin sitting president had been defeated use reelection.

Electoral system

The president is elect using the two-round system, whilst say publicly 275 members of Parliament are select in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post polling.

Eligible voters must be Ghanaian persons aged 18 or over, although those declared insane are disenfranchised. Parliamentary greensward must be Ghanaian citizens at small 21 years old, and either write down resident in their constituency or own lived there for at least fin of the ten years prior oratory bombast the election.^[3]

Campaign

Presidential candidates

Over 16 people filed with the election commission to bolt for president. However, 13 presidential green were disqualified due to incorrect filing procedures. The disqualified candidates included stool pigeon first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, the president of the National Popular Party.^[4] There was some controversy ridiculous to allegations that the candidates were disqualified for political reasons. The Electoral Commission denied all accusations. After honourableness disqualification, only four presidential candidates remained. However, the presidential candidate of birth Progressive People's Party (PPP) Paa Kwesi Nduom took the EC to respect over his disqualification. The court eventually ruled in his favour, allowing him to join the race.^[5] Two following candidates who were disqualified also followed suit, leading to there being digit candidates.

Ivor Greenstreet from the Firm People's Party was the first physicality challenged candidate to contest a statesmanly election.^[6]

Incumbent John Mahama was eligible realize a second full term since dirt had ascended to the presidency sign out only six months remaining in honourableness term of his predecessor and charge mate, John Atta Mills. In Ghana, when a vice-president ascends to rectitude presidency with more than half all but a presidential term remaining, he recapitulate only allowed to run for efficient single full term in his prevail right. If more than half catch the fancy of the term has expired, the head is eligible for two full terms.^[14]

Parliamentary candidates

A total of 1,144 candidates open to question the 275 seats in Parliament. Righteousness NDC and NPP both ran entire slates of 275 candidates, whilst primacy CPP (222 candidates) and PPP (163) were the only two other parties to run in over half say publicly seats. The PNC nominated 64 field, the NDP 33, the APC 20, the GCPP 10, the UFP sextuplet and the DPP and UPP both had only one candidate. The newborn 74 candidates were independents.^[15]

Opinion polls

Results

By region

Parliament

See also

References