IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Ghana

Name	Official Name	Type
Ghanaian Parliament		Assembly
Ghanaian Presidency	None	Head of State & Government

The President is elected by majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 4-year term.
In the Parliament 275 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Ghanaian Presidency	2000-12-07	6,605,084	10,698,652	61.74%
Ghanaian Parliament	2000-12-07	6,633,306	10,698,652	62.0%
Ghanaian Presidency	2000-12-28	6,459,003	10,698,652	60.37%
Ghanaian Presidency	2004-12-07	8,813,908	10,296,970	85.6%
Ghanaian Parliament	2004-12-07	8,728,429	10,354,970	84.29%
Ghanaian Presidency	2008-12-07	8,671,272	12,472,758	69.52%
Ghanaian Parliament	2008-12-07	8,549,978	12,472,758	68.55%
Ghanaian Presidency	2008-12-28	9,094,364	12,472,758	72.91%
Ghanaian Presidency	2012-12-07	11,246,982	14,158,890	79.43%
Ghanaian Parliament	2012-12-07	11,225,188	14,158,890	79.28%
Ghanaian Presidency	2016-12-07	10,781,917	15,712,499	68.62%
Ghanaian Parliament	2016-12-07	10,029,923	15,712,499	63.83%
Referendum	2018-12-27	1,855,458	2,208,858	84.0%
Ghanaian Parliament	2020-09-06	-	-	-
Ghanaian Presidency	2020-09-06	13,432,857	17,027,941	-