- New Patriotic Party
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New Patriotic Party Leader Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Chairman Jake Otanka Obetsebi Lamptey[1] General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie[1] Slogan Development in Freedom Founded 1992 Preceded by UGCC
Progress Party
Popular Front PartyHeadquarters Accra Ideology center-right
Liberal democracy
Social conservatismNational affiliation Ghana International affiliation International Democrat Union Official colors Red, Blue and White 5th Parliament
4th Republic107 / 230Election symbol Elephant Website http://www.thenewpatrioticparty.org/ Politics of Ghana
Political parties
ElectionsThe New Patriotic Party is a liberal democratic and liberal conservative party in Ghana and one of two dominant parties in Ghanaian politics. The party is center-right, its leading rival being the National Democratic Congress[citation needed]. It supplied former president John Agyekum Kufuor. At the elections, held on 7 December 2004, the party won 129 out of 230 seats.[2] The NPP candidate was John Kufuor, who was re-elected president with 52.75% of the vote. The party symbol is the elephant and the party colors are red, white, and blue.
Later in that year, the NPP candidate, Nana Akuffo-Addo lost the elections in a closely contested run off. With Akuffo-Addo receiving 49.77% of the votes, versus 50.23% of the votes going to Atta Mills, the NDC flag bearer.
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Electoral performance
With the exception of the 1992 parliamentary election which it boycotted, the NPP has contested all elections in the Fourth Republic.
Parliamentary elections
Election Number of votes for NPP Share of votes Seats Outcome of election 2008 4,013,013 46.9% 107 NPP minority[3] 2004 4,268,120 48.9% 128 NPP majority[4] 2000 2,949,767 45.2% 100 NPP majority[5] 1996 — — 63 NPP minority[6] 1992 — — — NPP boycott[7] Presidential elections
Election Candidate Number of votes Share of votes Outcome of election 2008 (2) Nana Akufo-Addo 4,478,411 49.9% NPP in opposition[8] 2008 (1) Nana Akufo-Addo 4,159,439 49.1% 2nd round required[8] 2004 John Kufuor 4,524,074 52.4% Kufuor NPP government (2nd term)[9] 2000 (2nd) John Kufuor 3,576,771 56.7% Kufuor NPP government[10] 2000 (1st) John Kufuor 3,131,739 48.4% 2nd round election[10] 1996 John Kufuor — 39.6% NPP opposition[11] 1992 Albert Adu Boahen 1,213,073 30.4% NPP opposition[12] See also
- Kufuor government
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Dr. J. B. Danquah
References
- ^ a b "Party officials". New Patriotic Party. http://www.npp-ghana.org/index.php?categoryid=7. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "Ghana's 'gentle giant' re-elected", BBC. URL last accessed on July 29, 2007.
- ^ "REPUBLIC OF GHANA - LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2008". Adam Carr. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana20082.txt. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "REPUBLIC OF GHANA - LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2004". Adam Carr. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana20042.txt. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "REPUBLIC OF GHANA - LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". Adam Carr. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana2.txt. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "07 December 1996 Parliamentary Election". Albert C. Nunley. http://africanelections.tripod.com/gh.html#1996_Parliamentary_Election. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "29 December 1992 Parliamentary Election". Albert C. Nunley. http://africanelections.tripod.com/gh.html#1992_Parliamentary_Election. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ a b "REPUBLIC OF GHANA - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF DECEMBER 2008". Adam Carr. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana2008.txt. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "07 December 2004 Presidential Election". Albert C. Nunley. http://africanelections.tripod.com/gh.html#2004_Presidential_Election. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ a b "REPUBLIC OF GHANA - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF DECEMBER 2000". Adam Carr. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/g/ghana/ghana1.txt. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "07 December 1996 Presidential Election". Elections in Ghana. Albert C. Nunley. http://africanelections.tripod.com/gh.html#1996_Presidential_Election. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "03 November 1992 Presidential Election". Elections in Ghana. Albert C. Nunley. http://africanelections.tripod.com/gh.html#1992_Presidential_Election. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
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