New Patriotic Party
political party for Ghana insyd
De New Patriotic Party (NPP) be center-right den liberal-conservative political party for Ghana.[1][2][3] Since dem start democracy for Ghana insyd 1992, e be one of de two powerful parties wey dey Ghana politics, plus ein leading rival wey be de center-left National Democratic Congress (NDC).[4][5] John Kufuor of de NPP be de Presido for Ghana for 2001 come 2009.[6][7] For de elections for 7 December 2004, de party chop 129 for 230 seats insyd.[6] De NPP candidate wey be Kufuor, wey dem elect am again as presido plus 52.75% for de vote. De New Patriotic Party symbol be de African elephant den de New Patriotic Party color be red, white, den blue.
New Patriotic Party
| Inception | 28 July 1992  |
|---|---|
| Native label | New Patriotic Party, NPP |
| Short name | NPP |
| Chairperson | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Country | Ghana |
| Member of | International Democracy Union |
| Political alignment | centre-right |
| Political ideology | liberal conservatism |
| Headquarters location | Kumasi |
| Dey follow | United Gold Coast Convention |
| SRGB color hex triplet | 0070FF |
| Official website | https://newpatrioticparty.org |
| Member category | Category:New Patriotic Party politicians |
Presidential elections edit
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Second round | |||||
| 1992 | Albert Adu Boahen | 1,204,764 | 30.3% | - | - | He lost |
| 1996 | John Kufuor | 2,834,878 | 39.7% | - | - | He lost |
| 2000 | 3,131,739 | 48.17% | 3,631,263 | 56.90% | Dem elect am | |
| 2004 | 4,524,074 | 52.45% | - | - | Dem elect am | |
| 2008 | Nana Akufo-Addo | 4,159,439 | 49.13% | 4,480,446 | 49.77% | He lost |
| 2012 | 5,248,898 | 47.74% | - | - | He lost | |
| 2016 | 5,755,758 | 53.72% | - | - | Dem elect am | |
| 2020 | 6,730,413 | 51.30% | - | - | Dem elect am | |
Parliamentary elections edit
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Boycotted | 0 / 200 | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 1996 | 2,346,791 | 33.8% | 61 / 200 | 61 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 2000 | 2,949,767 | 45.2% | 100 / 200 | 39 | 1st | Majority government |
| 2004 | 4,268,120 | 48.9% | 128 / 230 | 28 | 1st | Majority government |
| 2008 | 4,013,013 | 46.9% | 107 / 230 | 21 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 2012 | 5,248,862 | 47.5% | 122 / 275 | 15 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 2016 | 4,713,277 | 52.5% | 169 / 275 | 63 | 1st | Majority government |
| 2020 | 6,651,028 | 50.4% | 137 / 275 | 32 | 1st | NPP-Ind coalition government |
References edit
- ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Shatta Wale Sends Message To NPP Over E-Levy Bill (VIDEO)". Peacefmonline - Ghana news. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ "'NPP tradition must go on' - Hopeson Adorye defends choice of Alan". GhanaWeb. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ↑ "Journalist attacked for filming altercation at NPP constituency election at Ajumako - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ↑ Kumasi (5 October 2012). "NPP Has Track Record… of protecting the public purse, says Nana Addo". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012.
- ↑ "NPP isn't currently effective, its leadership must be changed - Charles Bissue". GhanaWeb. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ghana's 'gentle giant' re-elected". BBC. 10 December 2004.
- ↑ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 9 September 2023.