Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992

The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 29 December 1992. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1979 election

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979

The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 18 June 1979. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1969 election, 10 years earlier.-Results:Approximately 5,000,000 people were registered for the elections.-See also:...

, 13 years earlier. Presidential elections

Ghanaian presidential election, 1992

Presidential elections were held in Ghana on 3 November 1992. The result was a victory for Jerry John Rawlings, who won 58.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 50.2%.-Results:...

were held earlier on 3 November 1992. Only 28.1% of the registered voters turned out for the parliamentary elections. The preceding presidential election

Ghanaian presidential election, 1992

Presidential elections were held in Ghana on 3 November 1992. The result was a victory for Jerry John Rawlings, who won 58.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 50.2%.-Results:...

was considered to have been conducted in a free and fair manner by international observers. The opposition parties however claimed the election was fraudulent and boycotted this parliamentary election.

The result was a victory for the National Democratic Congress

National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...

, which won 189 of the 200 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...	1,521,629	77.5	189
National Convention Party National Convention Party (Ghana) The National Convention Party is a political party in Ghana that existed between 1992 and January 1996.-Formation:The party was formed in 1992 after the ban on political parties was lifted by the military Provisional National Defence Council government...	377,673	19.2	8
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere The Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere is a political party in Ghana.At the last elections, 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition, that won 4 out of 230 seats. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition won 1.9% of the vote in the presidential elections....	10,098	0.5	1
Independents	53,143	2.7	2
Total	1,962,543	100	200
Source: Nohlen et al

By region

Party	Ashanti	Brong Ahafo	Central	Eastern	Greater Accra	Northern	Upper East	Upper West	Volta	Western	Total Seats
National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...	33	20	16	20	22	23	11	8	18	16	189
National Convention Party National Convention Party (Ghana) The National Convention Party is a political party in Ghana that existed between 1992 and January 1996.-Formation:The party was formed in 1992 after the ban on political parties was lifted by the military Provisional National Defence Council government...	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	8
	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

External links and sources

1992 Parliamentary election on African Elections Database

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