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1996 Ghanaian general election

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Field	Value
country	Ghana
previous_election	1992 Ghanaian presidential election
previous_year	1992
next_election	2000 Ghanaian general election
next_year	2000
election_date	7 December 1996
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
turnout	78.31%
image1	Jerry Rawlings visits AMISOM 02 (6874167713) (cropped).jpg
nominee1	Jerry Rawlings
party1	National Democratic Congress (Ghana)
alliance1	Progressive Alliance
(NDC–EGLE–DPP)
popular_vote1	4,099,758
percentage1	57.37%
image2	John Kufuor 080915-A-8817J-090.JPG
nominee2	John Kufuor
party2	New Patriotic Party
alliance2	Great Alliance
(NPP–NCP)
popular_vote2	2,834,878
percentage2	39.67%
map_image	1996 Ghanaian presidential election (percentage by region).svg
map_caption	Results by region
title	President
before_election	Jerry Rawlings
before_party	National Democratic Congress (Ghana)
after_election	Jerry Rawlings
after_party	National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

(NDC–EGLE–DPP)

(NPP–NCP)

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 1996. In the presidential elections, incumbent Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was re-elected in a single round, defeating John Kufuor of the Great Alliance (led by Kufuor's New Patriotic Party) with 57% of the vote. The NDC retained its majority in Parliament, winning 133 of the 200 seats.

In contrast to the 1992 general elections, these elections were not mired in controversy. In the aftermath of the contentious 1992 elections, several electoral reforms were made with the intent to increase the perceived fairness of the electoral process and put in place measures to prevent fraud.

Results

President

Parliament

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p435 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
Lyons, Terrence. (1997). "Ghana’s Encouraging Elections: A Major Step Forward". Journal of Democracy.
(1997). "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy.

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