National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party

Political party

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 in Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana

President of Ghana

The President of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana. Officially styled President of the Republic of Ghana and Commander-in-Chief of the Ghanaian Armed Forces. The current President of Ghana is Prof. John Atta Mills, who took office in January...

 from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to power. Rawlings' second term ended in 2001. His Vice-President, John Atta Mills, placed second in the 2000

Ghanaian presidential election, 2000

The Ghanaian presidential elections were held on 7 December 2000 with a second ballot on 28 December 2000.Parliamentary elections were held on 7 December 2000.There were seven candidates in the first round of elections on 7 December 2000...

 and 2004 presidential elections

Ghanaian presidential election, 2004

The Ghanaian presidential election was held in the Republic of Ghana in West Africa on 7 December 2004. Parliamentary elections were held on the same day.There were four candidates:*George Aggudey...

, winning 44.6% of the vote on the second occasion. In the general elections

Elections in Ghana

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 held on 7 December 2004, the party won 94 out of 230 seats.

On December 21, 2006, Mills was overwhelmingly elected by the NDC as its candidate for the 2008 presidential election

Ghanaian presidential election, 2008

A presidential election was held in Ghana on 7 December 2008, at the same time as a parliamentary election. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election was held on 28 December, 2008 between the two candidates who received the most votes, Nana Akufo-Addo and John Atta...

 with a majority of 81.4%, or 1,362 votes. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah

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 was second with 8.7% (146 votes), Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu was third with 8.2% (137 votes), and Eddie Annan was fourth with 1.7% (28 votes). In April 2008, John Mahama was chosen as the party's vice-presidential candidate. On January 3, 2009, Mills was certified as the victor of the December 28, 2008, run-off election to become the next president of Ghana.

The NDC's party symbol is an umbrella with an eagle's head on top. Party colors are red, white, green, and black.

Internationally, the NDC is a member of the Socialist International

Socialist International

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.

Electoral performance

The NDC has contested all national elections since the inception of the fourth republic.

Parliamentary elections

Election	Number of NDC votes	Share of votes	Seats	Outcome of election
2008	3,776,917	44.2%	116	NDC majority
2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2004 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2004. Presidential elections were held on the same day.-Results:-See also:*List of Ghana Parliament constituencies*MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentary election, 2004-External links:**...	3,567,021	40.9%	94	NDC minority
2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2000 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 2000. Presidential elections were held on the same day with a second round on 28 December 2000. 62% of registered voters turned out for the elections...	2,690,360	41.2%	91	NDC minority
1996 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1996 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 7 December 1996. Presidential elections were held on the same day. The result was a victory for the National Democratic Con, which won 133 of the 200 seats.-Results:-By region:-See also:...	—	—	133	NDC majority
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992 The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 29 December 1992. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1979 election, 13 years earlier. Presidential elections were held earlier on 3 November 1992. Only 28.1% of the registered voters turned out for the parliamentary elections...	—	—	189	NDC majority

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Number of votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election
2008 (2) Ghanaian presidential election, 2008 A presidential election was held in Ghana on 7 December 2008, at the same time as a parliamentary election. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election was held on 28 December, 2008 between the two candidates who received the most votes, Nana Akufo-Addo and John Atta...	John Atta Mills	4,501,466	50.1%	Mills NDC government
2008 (1) Ghanaian presidential election, 2008 A presidential election was held in Ghana on 7 December 2008, at the same time as a parliamentary election. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, a run-off election was held on 28 December, 2008 between the two candidates who received the most votes, Nana Akufo-Addo and John Atta...	John Atta Mills	4,056,634	47.9%	2nd round election
2004 Ghanaian presidential election, 2004 The Ghanaian presidential election was held in the Republic of Ghana in West Africa on 7 December 2004. Parliamentary elections were held on the same day.There were four candidates:*George Aggudey...	John Atta Mills	3,850,368	44.6%	NDC opposition
2000 (2nd) Ghanaian presidential election, 2000 The Ghanaian presidential elections were held on 7 December 2000 with a second ballot on 28 December 2000.Parliamentary elections were held on 7 December 2000.There were seven candidates in the first round of elections on 7 December 2000...	John Atta Mills	2,728,241	43.3%	NDC opposition
2000 (1st) Ghanaian presidential election, 2000 The Ghanaian presidential elections were held on 7 December 2000 with a second ballot on 28 December 2000.Parliamentary elections were held on 7 December 2000.There were seven candidates in the first round of elections on 7 December 2000...	John Atta Mills	2,895,575	44.8%	2nd round election
1996 Ghanaian presidential election, 1996 The Ghanaian presidential elections were held on 7 December 1996. Parliamentary elections were held on the same day. The result was a victory for the incumbent, Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress. Voter turnout was 78.3%.-Results:...	Jerry Rawlings Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings is a former leader of the Republic of Ghana and now the African Union envoy to Somalia. Rawlings ruled Ghana as a military dictator in 1979 and from 1981 to 1992 and then as the first elected president of the Fourth Republic from 1993 to 2001...	—	57.4%	2nd Rawlings NDC government Rawlings government This is a listing of the ministers who served in Jerry Rawlings's National Democratic Congress government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This started on January 7, 1993, after 11 years of military rule by Rawlings...
1992 Ghanaian presidential election, 1992 Presidential elections were held in Ghana on 3 November 1992. The result was a victory for Jerry John Rawlings, who won 58.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 50.2%.-Results:...	Jerry Rawlings Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings is a former leader of the Republic of Ghana and now the African Union envoy to Somalia. Rawlings ruled Ghana as a military dictator in 1979 and from 1981 to 1992 and then as the first elected president of the Fourth Republic from 1993 to 2001...	2,327,600	58.4%	Rawlings NDC government Rawlings government This is a listing of the ministers who served in Jerry Rawlings's National Democratic Congress government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This started on January 7, 1993, after 11 years of military rule by Rawlings...

See also

• Rawlings government (1993 - 2001)
  Rawlings government
  This is a listing of the ministers who served in Jerry Rawlings's National Democratic Congress government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This started on January 7, 1993, after 11 years of military rule by Rawlings...
  
  
• Mills government (2009 - present)

External links

• http://www.Nationaldemocraticcongress.com
• Manifesto for 2004 Presidential election (PDF)

• Summary on "GhanaHomePage"