Ghanaian presidential election, 1992

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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%.^[1]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Jerry John Rawlings	Progressive Alliance*	2,323,135	58.4
Albert Adu Boahen	New Patriotic Party	1,204,764	30.3
Hilla Limann	People's National Convention	266,710	6.7
Kwabena Darko	National Independence Party	113,629	2.9
Emmanuel Erskine	People's Heritage Party	69,827	1.8
Invalid/blank votes		149,811	–
Total		4,127,876	100
Registered voters/turnout		8,229,902	50.2
Source: Nohlen et al.

* The Progressive Alliance was a coalition of the National Democratic Congress, the National Convention Party and Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Elections and referendums in Ghana

Presidential elections	1960 1979 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

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Referendums	1956* 1960 1964 1978 1992

* British Togoland only

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