Wp/kus/Ghana 2012 Vɔɔtʋg

2012 Ghanaian general election

group of elections

Country	Ghana
Applies to jurisdiction	Ghana
Follows	2008 Ghanaian general election
Followed by	2016 Ghanaian general election
Point in time	7 December 2012

Ghana 2012 vɔɔtʋg la da bɛnɛ Arizum daar, yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piinɛ ayi nwadis piinɛ ayi la daba ayɔpɔi daar ye ba vɔɔti gaŋ zugraan nɛ wadmaannib kɔbisyi’ nɛ pisyɔpɔi nɛ anu (275) constituency nam la ni. Masinbanɛ ka ba mɔri tɛɛsid nidib la da san’am la zug, banɛ nar ye ba vɔɔt la bɛdegʋ da pʋ nyaŋi vɔɔtɛ ka ba da tɔlisi keŋ Asibit daar yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piinɛ ayin wadis piinɛ ayi la daba anii daar. Ba da lɛn maligim vɔɔt ya’as yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piinɛ ayin wadis piinɛ ayi la dabpisi nɛ anii daar zugraan na’anya’ad sɔ’ ya’a pʋ paam vɔɔt la ka di paae pisnu kɔbiga pʋʋginɛ. Banɛ da nya’ zugraan na’am la anɛ onɛ da zin’i kʋk la zug, Zugraan John Dramani Mahama onɛ bɛ National Democratic Congress (NDC), nɛ Nana Akufo-Addo onɛ bɛ New Patriotic Party (NPP) nɛ na’anya’adiba ayuobʋ sieba.

Onɛ da zin’i kʋk la zug, Zugraan John Dramani Mahama da di zugraan vɔɔtʋg la nɛ vɔɔt pisnu du'ali ayɔpɔi kɔbiga pʋʋgin (50.7%) yi vɔɔt la wʋsa pʋʋgin, o da gaad zi’esim kanɛ ka ba mak la nɛ vɔɔt tusa bi’ela gu’ ka amaligim vɔɔt lɛn kae. Nana Akufo-Addo da paam vɔɔt pisnaasi nɛ ayɔpɔi du’al pisyɔpɔi nɛ anaasi kɔbiga pʋʋgin (47.74%). Banɛ da pʋ di la da yɛl ye Electoral Commission (EC) da fɛndis vɔɔt lanɛ, ka da mɔr pian’ad la keŋ Ghana Supreme Court ye ba maligim gɔs vɔɔt la kaalʋg la da an si’em. NPP da mɔr dinɛ ka ba ye "pink sheets" ka di paae ban tusa piinɛ yinne (11,000) ka di nar ye piyamnam la maki ba nɛ gbambanɛ ka EC, NDC nɛ na’adɔbanɛ kpɛlim la. Pink sheets bama pa’al ye ba kaalnɛ vɔɔtʋg zin’ig yinne ka naan la’asi ba ken tuon, nwɛnɛ municipality, district nɛ region nam. NPP da yɛl ye kal la pʋ zɛm taaba nwɛnɛ din nar si’em vɔɔtʋg zin’igin la, nɛ banɛ ka ba kaali la’as la, ka ye “pink sheets” la na nyaŋi pa’al nɛ’.

Ba da vɔɔt Mahama ka o yʋ’ʋn keŋi o mɛŋ on da lieb zugraan nwadisa anu John Atta Mills, onɛ da gbirigi maal ka’alim tʋʋma ni yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piinɛ ayi nwadisa ayɔpɔi la ni.

Ti’ebʋg

Biometric vɔɔtʋg

Electoral Commission of Ghana da maal biometric vɔɔtʋg yʋda sɔbʋg nwadisa atan dabpisi nɛ anaasi, yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piinɛ ayi la ni paae yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piinɛ ayi nwadisa anu la daba anu daar. Gban’akaŋa da anɛ ye di gu’ ka nidib da sɔbi ba yʋda nɔɔrim babiga ka mɛ yis banɛ kpi yʋda vɔɔt gbaʋŋ la ni

Vɔɔtʋg titɔdis

Ba da paasnɛ constituency nam pisnaasi nɛ anu (45) constituency nam kɔbisyi nɛ pistan (230) Ghana 2008 vɔɔtʋgin la. Ba da maal vɔɔtʋg lanɛ constituency nam kɔbisyi nɛ pisyɔpɔi nɛ anu (275) la wʋsa nɛ vɔɔtʋg zin’is tusa pisi nɛ ayuobʋ nɛ ayi (26002).

Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) da pa’al nidib ye ba gɔs ye vɔɔtʋg la ken wala ka da tʋm nidib tusa anaasi 4000 Ghana wʋsa ye ba gɔs vɔɔtʋg la yɛla.

Nidib mɛ da naan ECOWAS Observer Mission dinɛ ka Nigeria zugraan kʋdʋg, General Olusegun Obasanjo da aan ba tuon gat la kena ye ba gɔs vɔɔtʋg la ken si’em. Ba da nyɛ masin nam la mɔr daʋŋ si’em tis vɔɔtʋg la ka di pʋ an nyain nwɛnɛ din nar ye di an si’em.

Pre-election controversy

Ba da zɛrig labaya tʋntʋnnib bɛdegʋ nɛ ban pʋ pian’ vɔɔtʋg la yɛla din nar si’em la.

Zugraan John Atta Mills da maal ka’alim la nya’aŋ, Electoral Commission of Ghana tuon gat Kwadwo Afari-Gyan da yɛl ye vɔɔtʋg suor la pʋ tiakɛ ka di anɛ na’adɔɔg yɛl ka National Democratic Congress dim mɔr suor ka ba gaŋ onɛ ka ba bɔɔd ka o aan ba zugraan na’anya’ad.

Dinɛ ka nidib bɛdegʋ da pian’ad anɛ ban da pʋ tis Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, tuon gati tis na’adɔkanɛ ka ban am maal, National Democratic Party la. Nɛ’ da yinɛ gbɛlima da bɛ gbambanɛ ka o da mɔri keŋ tis Electoral Commission la.

Zugraan na’anya’ad

Na’anya’adiba anii yʋda da bɛ vɔɔt gbaʋŋʋn la.

Na’adɔɔg	Na’anya’ad	Pʋ’ʋsim	Dʋ’am dabisir	Tendu’adg nɛ Region	Highest Educational Qualification	Institution	Present or Last Employer	Position	Tʋʋma	Pʋ’adiir/sid kulig yɛla
People's National Convention	Hassan Ayariga	Muslim	4 September 1972	Bawku, Upper East Region	Ex. Masters in Governance and Leadership	Graduate School of Governance and Leadership	Clean Up Ghana	Managing Director	Accountancy	Married
National Democratic Congress	John Dramani Mahama	Christian	29 November 1958	Bole, Northern Region	Post Graduate Degree	University of Ghana	Government of Ghana	President of the Republic of Ghana	Communications/media	Married
Progressive People's Party	Papa Kwesi Nduom	Catholic	15 February 1953	Elmina, Central Region	PHD	University of Wisconsin	First National Savings and Loans Company	CEO	Management consultant	Married
New Patriotic Party	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo	Christian	29 March 1944	Kyebi, Eastern Region	Bsc. Econ	University of Ghana	Government of Ghana	Minister for Foreign Affairs	Legal practitioner	Married
Convention People's Party	Michael Abu Sakara Foster	Christian	15 August 1958	Mankuna, Northern Region	Doctor of Philosophy	University of Reading	Unknown	Executive Director	Agronomist	Married
United Front Party	Akwasi Addai Odike	Christian	13 September 1964	Adwumakase Kese, Ashanti Region	'O' Level	Aduman Secondary School	Odike Ventures	CEO	Businessman	Married
Independent Candidate	Jacob Osei Yeboah	Christian	28 October 1968	Atonsu, Nsuta, Ashanti Region	MBA	University of Warwick	Vital Source Limited	Director for West Africa	Engineering consultant	Married
Great Consolidated Popular Party	Henry Herbert Lartey	Christian	5 February 1954	Osu, Greater Accra Region	MBA Economics and Finance	University of Bath	Unknown	Executive Director	Finance, agriculture, and international trade	Single

Zugraan nya’andɔlib

Nimbama ka ba na’adɔɔg nɛ Electoral Commission of Ghana da siaki tis suor ye ba an nya’andɔlib tis zugraan na’anya’adib banɛ da bɛ yʋʋm tusa ayi nɛ piinɛ ayin nwadis piinɛ ayi daba ayɔpɔi daar

Na’adɔɔg	Na’anya’ad yʋ’ʋr	Daʋ/pʋ’a	Tʋʋma
People's National Convention	Helen Sanorita Dzatugbe Matrevi	F	Bilingual translator
National Democratic Congress	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur	M	Economist
Progressive People's Party	Eva Lokko	F	Engineer
New Patriotic Party	Mahamudu Bawumia	M	Economist
Convention People's Party	Nana Akosua Frimpomaa	F	Social activist
United Front Party	Fred Osei Agyen	M	Agriculturist
Independent Candidate	Kelvin Nii Tackie	M	Business executive
Great Consolidated Popular Party	John Amekah	M	Retired educationist

Vɔɔt kal

Zugraan nam

Na’anya’ad		Nya’andɔl	Na’adɔɔg	Vɔɔt kal	Kɔbiga pʋʋgin (%)
	John Dramani Mahama	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur	National Democratic Congress	5,574,761	50.70
	Nana Akufo-Addo	Mahamudu Bawumia	New Patriotic Party	5,248,898	47.74
	Paa Kwesi Nduom	Eva Lokko	Progressive People's Party	64,362	0.59
	Henry Herbert Lartey	John Amekah	Great Consolidated Popular Party	38,223	0.35
	Ayariga Hassan	Helen Sanorita Dzatugbe Matrevi	People's National Convention	24,617	0.22
	Michael Abu Sakara Foster	Nana Akosua Frimpomaa	Convention People's Party	20,323	0.18
	Jacob Osei Yeboah	Kelvin Nii Tackie	Independent	15,201	0.14
	Akwasi Addai Odike	Fred Osei Agyen	United Front Party	8,877	0.08
Total				10,995,262	100.00
Vɔɔt sʋma				10,995,262	97.76
Vɔɔtbanɛ san’am				251,720	2.24
Vɔɔt wʋsa				11,246,982	100.00
Banɛ nar ye ba vɔɔt				14,158,890	79.43
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

Wadmaannib

Na’adɔɔg		Vɔɔt	Kɔbiga pʋʋgin (%)	Kʋgʋs	+/–
	New Patriotic Party	5,248,862	47.51	122	+15
	National Democratic Congress	5,127,671	46.41	148	+32
	Progressive People's Party	182,649	1.65	0	0
	Convention People's Party	81,009	0.73	1	0
	People's National Convention	72,618	0.66	1	–1
	National Democratic Party	33,857	0.31	0	0
	Inter-Party Cooperation	15,561	0.14	0	0
	United Front Party	3,322	0.03	0	0
	Democratic People's Party	3,013	0.03	0	0
	New Vision Party	1,232	0.01	0	0
	United Renaissance Party	840	0.01	0	0
	Independent People's Party	679	0.01	0	0
	Great Consolidated Popular Party	653	0.01	0	0
	Yes People's Party	145	0.00	0	0
	United Renaissance Party	140	0.00	0	0
	Ghana Freedom Party	77	0.00	0	0
	Independents	275,781	2.50	3	–1
Total		11,048,109	100.00	275	+45
Valid votes		11,048,109	98.41
Invalid/blank votes		178,243	1.59
Total votes		11,226,352	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		15,031,680	74.68
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana