2020 Ghanaian general election

group of elections, public election
Country	Ghana
Dey apply to jurisdiction	Ghana
Dey follow	2016 Ghanaian general election
Followed by	2024 Ghanaian general election
Point for tym insyd	7 December 2020

Ghana hold general elections on 7 December 2020. Incumbent Presido Nana Akufo-Addo of de New Patriotic Party (NPP) dem re-elect insyd de first round after securing majority for votes.^[1] Former Presido John Dramani Mahama come announce that he go contest de results.^[2] At de Supreme Court, petition wey dey challenge de result dem file on 30 December, den unanimously dismissed on 4 March 2021 for lack of merit.

De NPP lost ein majority insyd de parliament, winning de same number of seats as dema opposition NDC, wey dey result insyd hung parliament plus single independent (Andrew Asiamah Amoako) insyd de position of kingmaker.^[3]^[4]

Electoral system

Dem dey elect de President of Ghana wey dem dey use two-round system, whilst dem dey elect de 275 members of Parliament insyd single-member constituencies wey dem dey use first-past-de-post voting.^[5]^[6]

Eligible voters for be Ghanaian citizens wey be at least 18 years old, although those dem declare insane be disenfranchised. Parliamentary candidates for be Ghanaian citizens at least 21 years old, den either be resident for dema constituency insyd anaa dem live for der for at least five of de ten years prior to de election.^[7]

Campaign

Filing of nomination papers give presidential candidates

Party	Presidential Candidate	Date
New Patriotic Party	Nana Akufo-Addo	7 October 2020
National Democratic Congress	John Mahama	7 October 2020
Independent	Asiedu Walker	7 October 2020
Ghana Union Movement	Christian Kwabena Andrews	7 October 2020
All People's Congress	Hassan Ayariga	8 October 2020
Progressive People's Party	Brigitte Dzogbenuku	8 October 2020
Ghana Freedom Party	Akua Donkor	8 October 2020
National Democratic Party	Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings	9 October 2020
Convention People's Party	Ivor Greenstreet	9 October 2020
Great Consolidated Popular Party	Henry Herbert Lartey	9 October 2020
Independent	Marricke Kofi Gane	9 October 2020
Independent	Kofi Koranteng	9 October 2020
United Front Party	Nana Agyenim Boateng	9 October 2020
United Progressive Party	Akwasi Addai Odike	9 October 2020
People's Action Party	Kwasi Busumbru
Liberal Party of Ghana	Kofi Akpaloo	9 October 2020
People's National Convention	David Apasera

Final list of presidential candidates

Party	Abbreviation	Presidential Candidate	Running Mate
New Patriotic Party	NPP	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo	Mahamudu Bawumia
National Democratic Congress	NDC	John Dramani Mahama	Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
Ghana Union Movement	GUM	Christian Kwabena Andrews	Abu Grant Lukeman
Convention People's Party	CPP	Ivor Kobina Greenstreet	Emmanuel Yaovi Bobobe
Ghana Freedom Party	GFP	Akua Donkor	Ernest Adakabre Frimpong Manso
Great Consolidated Popular Party	GCPP	Henry Herbert Lartey	Andy Bampoe-Sekyi
All People's Congress	APC	Hassan Ayariga	Frank Yaw Kuadey
Liberal Party of Ghana	LPG	Percival Kofi Akpaloo	Margaret Obrine Sarfo
People's National Convention	PNC	David Asibi Ayindenaba Apasera	Divine Ayivor
Progressive People's Party	PPP	Brigitte Akosua Dzogbenuku	Kofi Asamoah-Siaw
National Democratic Party	NDP	Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings	Peter Tennyson Asamoah
Independent		Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker	Jacob Osei Yeboah

Results


Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Nana Akufo-Addo	Mahamudu Bawumia	New Patriotic Party	6,730,587	51.30
	John Mahama	Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang	National Democratic Congress	6,213,182	47.36
	Christian Kwabena Andrews	Abu Grant Lukeman	Ghana Union Movement	105,548	0.80
	Ivor Greenstreet	Emmanuel Bobobe	Convention People's Party	12,200	0.09
	David Apasera	Divine Ayivor	People's National Convention	10,882	0.08
	Asiedu Walker	Jacob Osei Yeboah	Independent	9,704	0.07
	Kofi Akpaloo	Margaret Obrine Sarfo	Liberal Party of Ghana	7,683	0.06
	Hassan Ayariga	Frank Yaw Kuadey	All People's Congress	7,138	0.05
	Brigitte Dzogbenuku	Kofi Asamoah-Siaw	Progressive People's Party	6,849	0.05
	Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings	Peter Tennyson Asamoah	National Democratic Party	6,549	0.05
	Akua Donkor	Ernest Adakabre Frimpong Manso	Ghana Freedom Party	5,574	0.04
	Henry Herbert Lartey	Andy Bampoe-Sekyi	Great Consolidated Popular Party	3,564	0.03
Total				13,119,460	100.00

Valid votes				13,119,460	97.67
Invalid/blank votes				313,397	2.33
Total votes				13,432,857	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				17,027,941	78.89
Source: Ghana Web

By region

Region	Akufo-Addo NPP	Mahama NDC	Andrews GUM	Greenstreet CPP	Donkor GFP	Lartey GCPP	Ayariga APC	Akpaloo LPG	Apasera PNC	Dzogbenuku PPP	Rawlings NDP	Walker IND
Region	Votes	Votes	Votes	Votes	Votes	Votes	Votes	Votes	Votes	Votes	Votes	Votes
Ahafo	145,584	116,485	1,493	194	49	51	150	113	82	52	135	103
Ashanti	1,795,824	653,149	12,564	1,356	593	304	482	712	444	435	476	952
Bono	292,604	203,329	4,514	338	165	132	255	216	209	214	235	374
Bono East	153,341	213,694	2,923	380	143	153	409	304	231	220	210	400
Central	613,804	538,829	15,160	1,117	478	361	468	586	323	1,042	467	804
Eastern	752,061	470,999	9,819	854	379	211	466	510	278	363	358	642
Greater Accra	1,253,179	1,326,489	16,112	1,763	767	231	628	522	401	1,220	685	511
Northern	409,963	476,550	3,184	1,510	394	438	900	1,281	1,209	498	545	1,259
North East	122,742	112,306	952	292	324	198	376	505	579	205	322	322
Oti	103,865	181,021	2,459	265	200	97	195	228	371	240	263	282
Savannah	80,605	144,244	1,409	503	212	185	387	322	344	160	279	435
Upper East	170,340	335,502	3,100	879	832	359	919	868	2,890	685	1,017	1,321
Upper West	121,230	238,972	2,240	640	360	354	487	742	2,794	328	406	1,094
Volta	100,481	606,508	4,679	705	180	158	406	237	220	314	617	442
Western	439,724	398,549	20,638	1,143	379	223	400	367	305	787	417	508
Western North	175,240	196,556	4,302	261	119	109	210	170	202	86	117	255
Total	6,730,587	6,213,182	105,548	12,200	5,574	3,564	7,138	7,683	10,882	6,849	6,549	9,704
Source: Graphic Online Electoral Commission of Ghana

Parliament



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	New Patriotic Party	6,651,028	50.42	137	–32
	National Democratic Congress	6,094,478	46.20	137	+31
	Ghana Union Movement	60,840	0.46	0	New
	People's National Convention	29,211	0.22	0	0
	Progressive People's Party	24,334	0.18	0	0
	Convention People's Party	11,105	0.08	0	0
	Liberal Party of Ghana	7,521	0.06	0	New
	National Democratic Party	6,421	0.05	0	0
	Great Consolidated Popular Party	1,976	0.01	0	0
	United Progressive Party	1,934	0.01	0	0
	All People's Congress	1,214	0.01	0	0
	Independents	301,996	2.29	1	+1
Total		13,192,058	100.00	275	0

Registered voters/turnout		17,027,655	–
Source: ghanaweb.com EC

Seats dem win by region

S/N	Region	NPP	NDC	IND	Total
1	Ahafo	4	2	–	6
2	Ashanti	42	4	1	47
3	Bono	6	6	–	12
4	Bono East	3	8	–	11
5	Central	10	13	–	23
6	Eastern	25	8	–	33
7	Greater Accra	14	20	–	34
8	Northern	9	9	–	18
9	North East	4	2	–	6
10	Oti	0	8	–	8
11	Savannah	3	4	–	7
12	Upper East	1	14	–	15
13	Upper West	3	8	–	11
14	Volta	1	17	–	18
15	Western	9	8	–	17
16	Western North	3	6	–	9
Total		137	137	1	275
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

References

↑ Dontoh, Ekow; Dzawu, Moses Mozart (8 December 2020). "Ghana's President Akufo-Addo Wins Second Term by Slim Margin". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
↑ Kokutse, Francis (10 December 2020). "Ghana's main opposition party will contest election results". AP News. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
↑ Ghana’s Hung Parliament Sets President Up for Tough Term
↑ Abdulai, Abdul-Gafaru; Sackeyfio, Naaborle (2021). "The uncertainties of Ghana's 2020 elections". African Affairs. doi:10.1093/afraf/adaa028.
↑ "Ghana: Vote Counting using Majoritatrian and First-Past-the-Post —". aceproject.org. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
↑ "Africa Watch: 2020 Is Election Season Across Africa". Modern Ghana. 13 February 2020.
↑ Electoral system IPU

[1] Dontoh, Ekow; Dzawu, Moses Mozart (8 December 2020). "Ghana's President Akufo-Addo Wins Second Term by Slim Margin". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[2] Kokutse, Francis (10 December 2020). "Ghana's main opposition party will contest election results". AP News. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

[3] Ghana’s Hung Parliament Sets President Up for Tough Term

[4] Abdulai, Abdul-Gafaru; Sackeyfio, Naaborle (2021). "The uncertainties of Ghana's 2020 elections". African Affairs. doi:10.1093/afraf/adaa028.

[5] "Ghana: Vote Counting using Majoritatrian and First-Past-the-Post —". aceproject.org. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[6] "Africa Watch: 2020 Is Election Season Across Africa". Modern Ghana. 13 February 2020.

[7] Electoral system IPU

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