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Sub-Saharan Africa 路 Capital: Accra

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How Ghana is governed

System of government
Unitary presidential constitutional republic

Electoral system - Electoral Commission Official source

Currently, the presidential and parliamentary elections are held on the same day.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

judicial.gov.gh Official source

in the performance of its functions, the Electoral Commission, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

Electoral system - Electoral Commission Official source

Currently, the presidential and parliamentary elections are held on the same day.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

judicial.gov.gh Official source

in the performance of its functions, the Electoral Commission, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President

Electoral system - Electoral Commission Official source

Currently, the presidential and parliamentary elections are held on the same day.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

judicial.gov.gh Official source

in the performance of its functions, the Electoral Commission, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

Electoral system - Electoral Commission Official source

Currently, the presidential and parliamentary elections are held on the same day.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

judicial.gov.gh Official source

in the performance of its functions, the Electoral Commission, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

Electoral system - Electoral Commission Official source

Currently, the presidential and parliamentary elections are held on the same day.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

judicial.gov.gh Official source

in the performance of its functions, the Electoral Commission, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Electoral Commission of Ghana

Electoral system - Electoral Commission Official source

Currently, the presidential and parliamentary elections are held on the same day.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

judicial.gov.gh Official source

in the performance of its functions, the Electoral Commission, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

Electoral system - Electoral Commission Official source

Currently, the presidential and parliamentary elections are held on the same day.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

judicial.gov.gh Official source

in the performance of its functions, the Electoral Commission, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Parliament of Ghana 275 seats 路 4-year term 路 Single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post

The President is both head of state and head of government and is elected for a four-year term, with a two-term limit. Presidential and parliamentary elections are normally held on the same day; the President appoints the Vice-President and ministers, while the Electoral Commission is constitutionally independent and conducts national elections and referenda.

Electoral system - Electoral Commission Official source

Currently, the presidential and parliamentary elections are held on the same day.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

judicial.gov.gh Official source

in the performance of its functions, the Electoral Commission, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of Ghana head of state 路 1 seats 路 4-year term 路 Two-round majority system; a candidate must receive more than 50 percent of valid votes, otherwise a runoff is held

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2024 Ghanaian presidential election

Final resultsTurnout 60.9%

Share of the vote (%): all 2 lines, as in the table
Results of 2024 Ghanaian presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
John Dramani Mahama (National Democratic Congress (NDC)) Elected6,328,39756.6%

gna.org.gh News report

Mr Mahama polled 6,328,397, representing 56.55 per cent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

theghanareport.com News report

JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA NDC 6,328,397 56.55%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Mahamudu Bawumia (New Patriotic Party (NPP))4,657,30441.6%

gna.org.gh News report

Mr Mahama polled 6,328,397, representing 56.55 per cent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

theghanareport.com News report

JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA NDC 6,328,397 56.55%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2024 Ghanaian parliamentary election 路 7 December 2024

Provisional resultsTurnout 60.9%

Results of 2024 Ghanaian parliamentary election
Party or candidateSeatsSource
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Elected183

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 18,774,159

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Elected88

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 18,774,159

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Independents Elected4

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters 18,774,159

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2024 Ghanaian parliamentary election

Ghana in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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