Ghanaian presidential election, 2000

Ghanaian presidential election, 2000

The Ghanaian presidential elections were held on 7 December 2000 with a second ballot on 28 December 2000.

Parliamentary elections were held on 7 December 2000.

There were seven candidates in the first round of elections on 7 December 2000. The second round was contested between the first two candidates from the first round as no one had the minimum of 50% votes required for outright victory.

These were the first elections held in Ghana that led to change of government through the ballot box.

Results

:::::Summary of the 7 December 2000 and 28 December 2000 Ghana presidential election results

NB. *Figures for 7 December 2000 do not include those of Sefwi-Wiawso constituency in the Western Region of Ghana.

ources

* [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/election2000/elections.dec7.php3 Ghanaweb.com : Results of December 7 Elections]
* [http://africanelections.tripod.com/gh.html#2000_Presidential_Election African Elections Database:2000 Presidential Elections]
* [http://www.electionguide.org/results.php?ID=710 IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Ghana]


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