1992 Ghanaian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Ghana on 3 November 1992. They were the first contested elections held in the country since 1979.

1992 Ghanaian presidential election
3 November 1992
 
Nominee Jerry Rawlings Albert Adu Boahen Hilla Limann
Party NDC NPP PNC
Alliance Progressive Alliance — —
Popular vote 2,323,135 1,204,764 266,710
Percentage 58.4% 30.3% 6.7%
Map of the results.
President-elect

Jerry Rawlings
NDC

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Jerry Rawlings, who had led the country since taking power in a 1981 coup, had grudgingly agreed to hold multiparty elections earlier in the year.[1] Rawlings ran as the candidate of the Progressive Alliance, which included his National Democratic Congress, and won 58.4% of the vote, enough to win without the need for a runoff. Voter turnout was 50.2%.[2]

The opposition accused Rawlings and his supporters of engaging in massive fraud, including ballot-box stuffing and altering results after they were certified. Nonetheless, international observers pronounced the elections free and fair.[1]

Results
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Jerry RawlingsKow Nkensen ArkaahProgressive Alliance (NDC–NCP–EGLE)2,323,13558.40
Albert Adu BoahenRoland Issifu AlhassanNew Patriotic Party1,204,76430.29
Hilla LimannIsaac ChinebuahPeople's National Convention266,7106.70
Kwabena DarkoNaa Afarley SackeyfioNational Independence Party113,6292.86
Emmanuel ErskinePeople's Heritage Party69,8271.76
Total3,978,065100.00
Valid votes3,978,06596.37
Invalid/blank votes149,8113.63
Total votes4,127,876100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,229,90250.16
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. "Ghana's Leader Wins Election as President". The New York Times. 6 November 1992.
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p. 438 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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