2016 Ghanaian general election

2016 Ghanaian general election

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Presidential election
Turnout	69.25%
Nominee Nana Akufo-Addo John Mahama Party NPP NDC Popular vote 5,755,758 4,771,188 Percentage 53.72% 44.53%
President before election John Mahama NDC President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo NPP
Parliamentary election
All 275 seats in Parliament 138 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– NPP Nana Akufo-Addo 52.48 169 +47 NDC John Mahama 42.28 106 −42 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker after Edward Adjaho NDC Aaron Mike Oquaye NPP
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General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament.^[1] They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016,^[2] but the date was later rejected by Parliament.^[1] Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party was elected President on his third attempt, defeating incumbent President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress.

The election results were announced on 9 December 2016 due to a delay of voting in two areas. At 19:51 local time, Mahama called Akufo-Addo to concede defeat. At 20:45, the Electoral Commission declared that Akufo-Addo had defeated Mahama in a single round. It was the first time in Ghana's history that a sitting president had been defeated for reelection.