1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election

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]

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election

← 1979 29 December 1992 1996 →
All 200 seats in Parliament 101 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   NCP Leader Jerry Rawlings Kow Nkensen Arkaah Party NDC NCP Seats won 189 8 Popular vote 1,521,629 377,673 Percentage 77.53% 19.24%

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