2012 Ghanaian general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2012_Ghanaian_general_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:date 7 December 2012
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:New_Patriotic_Party
gptkbp:dispute_outcome Supreme Court upheld results
gptkbp:electoral_commission gptkb:Electoral_Commission_of_Ghana
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2016_Ghanaian_general_election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2012 Ghanaian general election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:John_Dramani_Mahama
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:John_Dramani_Mahama
gptkb:Nana_Akufo-Addo
gptkbp:notableEvent first election after death of President John Atta Mills
introduction of biometric voter registration
gptkbp:parliamentary_seats_(NDC) 148
gptkbp:parliamentary_seats_(NPP) 123
gptkbp:parliamentary_seats_(others) 4
gptkbp:party gptkb:National_Democratic_Congress
gptkb:New_Patriotic_Party
gptkbp:precededBy 2008 Ghanaian general election
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:John_Dramani_Mahama
gptkbp:presidential_votes_for_Akufo-Addo 47.74%
gptkbp:presidential_votes_for_Mahama 50.70%
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Nana_Akufo-Addo
gptkbp:stateElectorate 14,158,890
gptkbp:type gptkb:politics
gptkbp:voterTurnout 79.43%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:John_Dramani_Mahama
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Progressive_People's_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6