1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election

29 December 1992

All 200 seats in Parliament 101 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats NDC Jerry Rawlings 77.53 189 NCP Kow Nkensen Arkaah 19.24 8 EGLE Owuraku Amofah 0.51 1 Independents – 2.71 2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 December 1992, the first since 1979. Voter turnout was just 28.1% amidst a boycott by opposition parties, who had claimed the preceding presidential elections in November – won by former military ruler Jerry Rawlings with 58% of the vote – were fraudulent, with international observers considering them not to have been conducted in a free and fair manner.^[1][2]

The result was a victory for Rawlings's National Democratic Congress, which won 189 of the 200 seats.^[3]

Results

A total of 8,229,902 voters were registered,^[4] but 893,056 were in the 23 constituencies that were uncontested.^[1]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Democratic Congress	1,521,629	77.53	189
	National Convention Party	377,673	19.24	8
	Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere	10,098	0.51	1
	Independents	53,143	2.71	2
Total		1,962,543	100.00	200
Registered voters/turnout		7,336,846	–
Source: African Elections Database

By region

Party	Ashanti	Brong Ahafo	Central	Eastern	Greater Accra	Northern	Upper East	Upper West	Volta	Western	Total Seats
National Democratic Congress	33	20	16	20	22	23	11	8	18	16	189
National Convention Party	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	8
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Independents	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
National Total	33	21	17	24	22	23	12	8	19	19	200
Source: Nohlen et al.

See also

• List of Ghana Parliament constituencies
• List of MPs elected in the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election

References

1. "29 December 1992 Parliamentary Election". African Elections Database. Albert C. Nunley. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
2. "Country Profile - Ghana". Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
3. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p435 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
4. Nohlen et al. p434

External links and sources

• Elected Parliamentarians - 1992 Elections, Electoral Commission of Ghana, Archived from original on 12 January 2011