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{{Short description|Political party in Ghana}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Ghanaian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox political party
| name             = New Patriotic Party
| native_name      = Ahofama Foforo Kuw
| logo             = [[File:NewPatrioticParty logo.svg|150px]]
| colorcode        = #132f7a
| abbreviation     = NPP
| founder          = 
| founded          = 28 July 1992
| dissolved        = 
| leader           = [[Mahamudu Bawumia]]
| chairman         = Stephen Ayensu Ntim<ref name="npp">Stephen Ntim elected NPP National Chairman on fifth attempt http://www.gna.org.gh/1.21526729 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717073224/https://www.gna.org.gh/1.21526729 |date=17 July 2022 }}. ''Ghana News Agency'', 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022</ref>
| general_secretary = Justin Frimpong-Kodua<ref name="npp"/>
| spokesperson     = 
| ideology         = [[Liberal conservatism]]<br />[[Conservatism]]<ref>{{citation |first=Kobby |last=Mensah |title=Political marketing in Ghana |work=Global Political Marketing |publisher=Routledge |year=2010 |page=190}}</ref><br />[[Liberalism]]<ref>{{citation |first=Jürgen |last=Hartmann |title=Staat und Regime im Orient und in Afrika: Regionenporträts und Länderstudien |language=de |publisher=VS Verlag |year=2011 |page=343}}</ref>
| position         = [[Centre-right politics|Centre-right]]<ref>{{cite book |editor=Maxwell A. Aziabah |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Politics_of_Educational_Reform_in_Gh/RodjDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22centre-right%22+%22New+Patriotic+Party%22+Ghana&pg=PA49 |title=The Politics of Educational Reform in Ghana: Understanding Structural Persistence in the Secondary School System |quote=The election of the centre-right New Patriotic Party (NPP) into government in 2001 after nearly three decades in opposition saw a reintroduction of what its pro- genitor PP government had planned but failed to implement due to the military overthrow of 1972.  |page=49 |date=July 9, 2018 |publisher=[[Springer International Publishing]]}}</ref>
| slogan           = ''Development in Freedom''
| headquarters     = [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]
| regional         = [[Democracy Union of Africa]]
| international    = [[International Democracy Union]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idu.org/members/|title=Members &#124; International Democracy Union|date=1 February 2018}}</ref>
| student_wing     = [[TESCON]]
| youth_wing       = [[NPP Youth Wing]]
| newspaper        = 
| merged           = 
| predecessor      = [[United Gold Coast Convention|UGCC]], [[United Party (Ghana)|United Party(UP)]], [[Progress Party (Ghana)|Progress Party]]
| wing1_title      = Muslim wing
| wing1            = [[Nasara]]
| wing2_title      = Women's Wing
| wing2            = [[NPP Women's Wing]]
| membership_year  = 
| membership       = 
| religion         = 
| colors           = {{Color box|#FF0000|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}} {{Color box|#132f7a|border=silver}}<br />[[Red]], [[White]], [[Blue]]
| seats1_title     = [[Parliament of Ghana|Parliament]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|88|276|hex=#132f7a}}
| seats2_title     = [[Pan African Parliament]]
| seats2           = {{Composition bar|2|5|hex=#132f7a}}
| symbol           = [[African elephant|African Elephant]]
| website          = {{URL|https://newpatrioticparty.org/}}
| country          = Ghana
| flag             = Gh npp.gif
| footnotes        = [[Danquah-Dombo-Busia Tradition]]
}}
The '''New Patriotic Party''' ('''NPP'''; {{langx|tw|Ahofama Foforo Kuw}}) is a [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] and [[Liberal conservatism|liberal-conservative]] [[political party]] in [[Ghana]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Shatta Wale Sends Message To NPP Over E-Levy Bill (VIDEO) |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/202202/460000.php |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Peacefmonline - Ghana news |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005111547/https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/news/202202/460000.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title='NPP tradition must go on' - Hopeson Adorye defends choice of Alan |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NPP-tradition-must-go-on-Hopeson-Adorye-defends-choice-of-Alan-1539068 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013171954/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NPP-tradition-must-go-on-Hopeson-Adorye-defends-choice-of-Alan-1539068 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title=Journalist attacked for filming altercation at NPP constituency election at Ajumako - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/journalist-attacked-for-filming-altercation-at-npp-constituency-election-at-ajumako/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Since the democratisation of [[Ghana]] in 1992, it has been one of the two dominant parties in Ghanaian politics, with its leading rival being the [[centre-left]] [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] (NDC).<ref name="Kumasi1">{{cite news |author=Kumasi |title=NPP Has Track Record… of protecting the public purse, says Nana Addo |date=5 October 2012|newspaper=The Chronicle |url=http://ghanaian-chronicle.com/npp-has-track-record-of-protecting-the-public-purse-says-nana-addo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007213454/http://ghanaian-chronicle.com/npp-has-track-record-of-protecting-the-public-purse-says-nana-addo/ |archive-date=7 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-15 |title=NPP isn't currently effective, its leadership must be changed - Charles Bissue |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NPP-isn-t-currently-effective-its-leadership-must-be-changed-Charles-Bissue-1538657 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013171954/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NPP-isn-t-currently-effective-its-leadership-must-be-changed-Charles-Bissue-1538657 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[John Kufuor]] of the NPP was President of [[Ghana]] from 2001 to 2009.<ref name="bbc"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=FM |first=Peace |title=Ghana Election 2000 |url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2000/index.php |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM |archive-date=16 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116133229/https://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2000/index.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the [[elections in Ghana|elections]] held on 7 December 2004, the party won 129 out of 230 seats.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |title=Ghana's 'gentle giant' re-elected |date=10 December 2004 |publisher=BBC |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4077835.stm}}</ref> The NPP candidate was Kufuor, who was [[Ghanaian presidential election, 2004|re-elected]] as president with 52.75% of the vote. The New Patriotic Party symbol is the [[African elephant]] and the New Patriotic Party colours are red, white, and blue.

In the [[Ghanaian general election, 2008|2008 general election]], the NPP candidate [[Nana Akufo-Addo]] conceded to losing in the closely contested presidential election runoff amidst accusations of [[Electoral fraud|vote rigging]], with Akufo-Addo receiving 49.77% of the votes, versus 50.23% for [[John Atta Mills]], the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] candidate. In the [[Ghanaian general election, 2012|2012 general election]], the NPP faced a similar situation from vote results provided by the [[Electoral Commission of Ghana|Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC)]]. [[Nana Akufo-Addo]] received 47.74% of the vote, while [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] candidate [[John Mahama]] received 50.7% amidst accusations of electoral fraud.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-20661599 |publisher=BBC |title=Ghana election: John Mahama declared winner |date=10 December 2012}}</ref> Akufo-Addo was chosen as the NPP's candidate for a third time in the [[Ghanaian general election, 2016|2016 elections]] and defeated Mahama in the first round (winning 53.83% of the votes).<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Patriotic Party, Biography |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/New-Patriotic-Party-3187 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref>

[[File:Heiligendamm G8 2007 008.jpg|thumb|left|222px|2nd President of the New Patriotic Party, [[John Kufuor|John Agyekum Kufuor]] at the [[33rd G8 summit]] in [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Germany]] (Kufuor in front, second from the left)]]The New Patriotic Party has so far contested every national general election in [[Ghana]] since the commencement of the fourth republic in 1992, with the exception of the parliamentary elections of 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-17 |title=NPP's boycott of 1992 parliamentary elections was a mistake - Hackman |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NPP-s-boycott-of-1992-parliamentary-elections-was-a-mistake-Hackman-1381816 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref> The New Patriotic boycotted the 1992 parliamentary elections, alleging that the 1992 presidential election held earlier was rigged. The New Patriotic Party wrote a book title 'Stolen Verdict' to register its protest against the 1992 presidential election.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Party |first=New Patriotic |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dN9atwAACAAJ |title=The Stolen Verdict: Ghana November 1992 Presidential Election |date=1992 |publisher=New Patriotic Party |language=en}}</ref>

The New Patriotic Party is considered as an offshoot of the [[United Gold Coast Convention]], which effectively evolved into the [[United Party (Ghana)|United Party]] in the late 1950s, the [[Progress Party (Ghana)|Progress Party]] in the late 1960s, the [[Popular Front Party]] in the 1970s and the [[All People's Party (Ghana)|All People's Party]] in the early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web | title=New Patriotic Party, Biography | url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/New-Patriotic-Party-3187 | access-date=2025-08-08 | website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref>

After more than a decade of military rule by [[Jerry John Rawlings]], the [[Government of India|government]], along with some stakeholders, drafted a constitution for which a [[Referendum]] election was organized. After the people of [[Ghana]] approved the new constitution in an election (held on 28 April 1992), the ban on party politics in [[Ghana]] was lifted, allowing other parties including the NPP to be officially launched. The NPP's flagbearer was Professor [[Albert Adu Boahen]], a scholar and a long-time critic of the Rawlings military government. However, the NPP lost the 1992 election overwhelmingly to the Progressive alliance of the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]], Eagle and the [[National Convention Party (Ghana)|National Convention Party]] whose candidate was [[Jerry Rawlings|Jerry John Rawlings]]. The NPP boycotted the parliamentary elections and hence won no seats in the new Parliament.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Oquaye |first=Mike |date=1995 |title=The Ghanaian Elections of 1992--A Dissenting View |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/723781 |journal=African Affairs |volume=94 |issue=375 |pages=259–275 |doi=10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098809 |jstor=723781 |issn=0001-9909|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

The NPP also lost the 1996 elections again to Rawlings' party but this time, their flagbearer was [[John Kufuor]]. In the 2000 and 2004 elections, [[John Kufuor]] won both elections ushering in a new government for the first time in the fourth republic of Ghana.

==Electoral history==
===1992 elections===
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kukurudu lost the 1992 presidential elections to the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] led by [[Jerry Rawlings|Jerry John Rawlings]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |date=May 26, 2016 |title=Adu-Boahen lauded for role in nurturing Ghana's democracy |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/adu-boahen-lauded-for-role-in-nurturing-ghana-s-democracy.html#:~:text=In%20the%20subsequent%201992%20presidential%20election%2C%20Prof.%20Adu-Boahen,election%2C%20he%20boycotted%20the%20parliamentary%20election%20in%201992. |website=Graphic Ghana}}</ref> Despite the elections being declared as free and fair by international observers, Professor [[Albert Adu Boahen|Adu Boahen]], the NPP candidate, alleged that there was heavy rigging by the Interim National Electoral Commission headed by Nana Oduro Nimapau and hence the NPP as well as the [[National Independence Party (Ghana)|National Independence Party]], [[People's Heritage Party]] and the [[People's National Convention (Ghana)|People's National Convention]] boycotted the parliamentary elections.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-20 |title=Who is Prof Adu Boahen, Charles Adu Boahen's father? |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Who-is-Prof-Adu-Boahen-Charles-Adu-Boahen-s-father-1665644 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref> The decision to not contest in the [[parliamentary elections]] which was held a couple of weeks after the [[presidential election]] at the time meant that the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]], [[National Convention Party (Ghana)|National Convention Party]] and the Eagle Party which was already a coalition won almost all the parliamentary seats available. One seat was actually won by an independent candidate, [[Hawa Yakubu]].

This protest however led to some reforms in the electoral system, notably the use of transparent ballot boxes at polling stations, issuing of voter ID cards and the use of indelible ink (which lasted for a month) to mark people who had been registered to avoid double voting.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Van Gyampo |first=Ransford Edward |date=2017 |title=The State of Electoral Reforms in Ghana |journal=Africa Spectrum |language=en |volume=52 |issue=3 |pages=95–109 |doi=10.1177/000203971705200305 |issn=0002-0397|doi-access=free }}</ref>

After more than a decade of military rule by [[Jerry Rawlings|Jerry John Rawlings]], the government, along with some stakeholders, drafted a constitution for which a [[Referendum]] election was organized.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-12 |title=Jerry Rawlings: Why he divided opinion in Ghana |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27193658 |access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-07 |title=Ghana's election: Six things you should know |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55186931 |access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref> After the people of [[Ghana]] approved the new constitution in an election (held on 28 April 1992), the ban on party politics in [[Ghana]] was lifted, allowing other parties including the NPP to be officially launched.[https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/New-Patriotic-Party-3187 New Patriotic Party, Biography] According to the NPP leadership, figures in certain constituencies had been massaged, hence the results published by the [[Electoral Commission of Ghana|Electoral Commission]] and the Ghana press (mostly Peace FM online and [[GhanaWeb|Ghanaweb]]) were not accurate.[https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/New-Patriotic-Party-3187 New Patriotic Party, Biography]

===1996 elections===
[[File:LuladaSilvaeJohnKufuor.JPG|thumb|right|240px|John Kufuor (left) with the [[List of Presidents of Brazil|President of Brazil]], [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva|Lula da Silva]] (right)]]

After the defeat in 1992, the NPP chairman at the time, [[Peter Ala Adjetey]], stated that the party was resolved to do their homework and wrestle power from the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] in the 1996 election. They made the decision that regardless of the results, they would contest for parliamentary seats to stop what was seen as an [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] monopoly in Parliament.

Prior to the party convention, it appeared that the overwhelming favourite to become the next presidential candidate was a well renowned economist known as [[Kwame Pianim]]. However, some members of the party led by Florence Ekwam challenged Pianim's eligibility due to a prior conviction during the [[PNDC]] era. The Supreme Court of [[Ghana]] declared Pianim as ineligible and hence he couldn't be considered for nomination. On 20 April 1996, John Kufuor was nominated as the NPP presidential candidate with 1034 out of 2000 delegates drawn from all the 200 Constituencies to run for the presidency in the [[Ghanaian general election, 1996|general election]] held on 10 December 1996. This time, both presidential and parliamentary elections were held on the same day, unlike the previous election, as part of the reforms by the National Electoral Commission headed by [[Kwadwo Afari-Gyan]].

The NPP gained an unlikely association from the vice-president of [[Ghana]], [[Kow Nkensen Arkaah]], whose party ([[National Convention Party (Ghana)|National Convention Party]]) had severed their alliance with the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]]. The NPP hence formed what was deemed as the "Great Alliance" with the NCP and Vice-president Arkaah was nominated to be the running mate of Kuffuor. After campaigning for less than nine months, Kufuor polled 39.62% of the popular votes to Jerry Rawlings' 57% in the 1996 election. Despite the elections being declared as free and fair by international observers, the New Patriotic Party alleged that the election had been [[Rigged elections|rigged]] by the National Electoral Commission and President Rawlings. The NPP however won a substantial number of seats in the [[Ghana]] parliament and effectively ended the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] monopoly.

===2000 elections===
[[Image:Kufuor and Bush.jpg|left|thumb|240px|John Kufuor (right) with the [[List of Presidents of the United States|President of the United States]], George W. Bush (left), in June 2001]]

On 23 October 1998, [[John Kufuor|Kufuor]] was re-nominated by the New Patriotic Party to run again for the presidency. President Rawlings, facing term limits, was due to retire after the 2000 elections. Pianim, however, resigned from the NPP and [[Peter Ala Adjetey]], the party chairman, handed over the chairmanship to [[Samuel Odoi-Sykes]]. [[Aliu Mahama]] stood as the running mate of John Kufuor. The [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] in turn nominated Vice-president [[John Atta Mills]] as its presidential candidate.

Kufuor won the first round of the presidential election, held on 7 December 2000, with 48.4% of the popular votes. His closest challenger was Atta Mills with 44.8% of the votes. The electoral rules in [[Ghana]] mandate that the winner of elections must cross a 50% threshold. A [[Run-off election|run off election]] was hence organised. All the parties came together to support the NPP including the [[Convention People's Party]], [[Reform Party (Ghana)|Reform Party]] and the [[United Ghana Movement]] against the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]].

In the second round, held on 28 December 2000, Kufour was victorious, taking 56.9% of the vote. When Kufuor was sworn in on 7 January 2001, it marked the first time in history that an incumbent government had peacefully surrendered power to the opposition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Kufuor |title=John Kufuor - president of Ghana |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>

'''2000 election'''

The NPP also lost the 1996 elections again to Rawlings' party but this time, their flagbearer was [[John Kufuor]]. In the 2000 elections, [[John Kufuor]] won both elections ushering in a new government for the first time in the fourth republic of Ghana.[https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/New-Patriotic-Party-3187 New Patriotic Party, Biography]

===2004 elections===
[[File:John Kufuor with George W Bush April 12, 2006.jpg|thumb|right|310px|[[John Kufuor|John Agyekum Kufuor]] on a [[state visit]] with [[George W. Bush]] at the [[White House]] in April 2006]]

The New Patriotic Party's president, [[John Kufuor|John Agyekum Kufuor]] was once again re-elected in the [[Ghanaian general election, 2004|Ghana general election, 2004]], presidential and parliamentary elections held on 7 December 2004, earning 52.45% of the popular vote in the first round and thus avoiding a run-off, while at the same time, the New Patriotic Party, was able to secure more seats in the Parliament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://africanelections.tripod.com/gh.html#2004_Parliamentary_Election |title=07 December 2004 Parliamentary Election |access-date=2010-08-26 |publisher=Albert C. Nunley}}</ref>

===2008 elections===
Several government officials within the Kufuor administration resigned their cabinet positions to contest for the NPP flagbearership in July 2007. This included the likes of Nkrabea Effah Dartey, [[Nana Akufo-Addo]], [[Alan John Kyerematen]] and 13 other contenders. Akufo-Addo and Kyerematen were the two leading candidates according to the pundits. However, Akufo-Addo won 48% of the votes in the first round of the party delegates election. The NPP set aside a provision in the party's constitution which required that candidates obtain 50% + one vote of delegates to secure the party's nomination thus making [[Nana Akufo-Addo]] the New Patriotic party's candidate for the 2008 presidential elections.[https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/New-Patriotic-Party-3187 New Patriotic Party, Biography]

[[File:John Kufuor and Vladimir Putin.jpg|thumb|left|320px|John Kufuor with [[President of Russia]] [[Vladimir Putin]] at the [[33rd G8 summit]]]]

In the 7 December 2008 presidential elections, Akufo-Addo placed first and received more votes than [[John Atta Mills]], amassing 4,159,439 votes, representing 49.13% of the total votes cast; however, he fell short of the 50% needed for an outright victory. It was the best-ever performance for a first-time presidential candidate since the beginning of Ghana's Fourth Republic in 1992. In the run-off election, however, Mills received 4,521,032 votes, representing 50.23%, and thus defeated Akufo-Addo.

The run-off elections were marred with controversy and once again, although international observers had expressed satisfaction with the way and manner the elections were conducted, the NPP alleged voter fraud. According to the NPP leadership, figures in certain constituencies had been massaged, hence the results published by the [[Electoral Commission of Ghana|Electoral Commission]] and the Ghana press (mostly Peace FM online and [[GhanaWeb|Ghanaweb]]) were not accurate. Also, NPP activists like Kwabena Agyapong and Elizabeth Ohene were allegedly intimidated in areas of the [[Volta Region]] of [[Ghana]], a region where the NPP had never won any constituency. The complaint led to a delay in the declaration of the results, sparking angry [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] demonstrators onto the streets of the capital city [[Accra]]. Tony Aidoo, an [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] activist, fired up these [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] protesters by dismissing the NPP claims as "stupid". The chairman of the electoral commission, Kwadwo Afari Djan, eventually organised a press conference and claimed that the [[Tain (Ghana parliament constituency)|Tain Constituency]] had some issues and hence another run-off election had to be organised in that constituency alone. After revising the figures, he asserted that although [[John Atta Mills]] was leading in the popular votes, the number of registered voters in the Tain constituency were enough to swing the election the other way. Therefore, the final results would be declared after the Tain constituency results had been certified and declared. An election was held in that constituency on 2 January 2009 and Mills won by a very comfortable margin of 90.6% to 4%.

The NPP officially went back into opposition in January 2009 when John Kufuor handed over power to [[John Atta Mills]].

===2012 elections===
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On Saturday, 7 August 2010, the New Patriotic Party re-elected Akufo-Addo as its presidential candidate for the [[Ghanaian presidential election, 2012|2012 presidential election]]. Akufo-Addo received the votes of 79% of the delegates. The electoral convention was the largest that any political party had ever convened in any African state.<ref name="Kumasi1"/> The New Patriotic Party campaigned on an [[Political corruption|anti-corruption]] platform,<ref name="Kumasi1"/> and to provide free SHS (Secondary High School) education for the population of [[Ghana]].<ref name="Kumasi1"/>

Following [[Nana Akufo-Addo|Akufo-Addo]]'s defeat in the presidential election, the New Patriotic Party and Akufo-Addo contested the vote results provided by the Electoral Commission of [[Ghana]], alleging that the 2012 general elections were [[Rigged elections|rigged]]. They cited tampered vote counts and vote rigging from [[polling station]]s in South Ghana.<ref name=rigged/> The New Patriotic Party unsuccessfully asked the [[Electoral Commission of Ghana]] and its chairman [[Kwadwo Afari-Gyan]] to use the "72 hours withdrawal of election results law" that is written in the [[constitution of Ghana]] to "investigate" electoral fraud. The party decided not to concede defeat until an external investigation and a vote recount were completed.<ref name="rigged">{{cite news |date=9 December 2012 |title=Ghana's NPP opposition cries foul over results |website=africajournalismtheworld |url=https://africajournalismtheworld.com/tag/npp-chairman-jake-obetsebi-lamptey-says-election-rigged/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208000508/http://africajournalismtheworld.com/tag/npp-chairman-jake-obetsebi-lamptey-says-election-rigged/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>

The New Patriotic Party filed a writ with the [[Supreme Court of Ghana]] requesting that the results declared by the electoral commission be invalidated. Despite claiming publicly that the election was rigged by the ruling [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] government, their writ in court alleged that there were inconsistencies and irregularities at certain polling stations. Therefore, they wanted the results at those stations to be invalidated. These were in effect polling stations that the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] won comfortably. Therefore, with figures from those stations (over 11000 of them) invalidated, it would mean that NPP would mathematically be the winners. The Supreme Court of [[Ghana]], headed by Justice Atuguba, gave its final verdict, with the majority opinion stating that even if there were inconsistencies, they were unimportant and could not have altered the election's result. Akufo-Addo conceded defeat after the verdict, on 29 August 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Patriotic Party, Biography |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/New-Patriotic-Party-3187 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref>

===2016 elections===
{{Main|2016 Ghanaian general election}}
During the 2016 presidential election, the New Patriotic Party's candidate [[Nana Akufo-Addo]] defeated the incumbent President and [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] candidate [[John Mahama]], winning 53.85% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ghana election: Opposition leader Akufo-Addo declared winner |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38270956 |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=9 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209174330/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38270956 |archive-date=9 December 2024}}</ref> In addition, the NPP won 155 seats during the 2016 parliamentary election, exceeding the 138 quorum needed to form a majority.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ghana Election 2016 |url=https://www.modernghana.com/ghanahome/ghanavotes/2016/?menu_id=87 |website=ModernGhana.com |access-date=15 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202074019/https://www.modernghana.com/ghanahome/ghanavotes/2016/?menu_id=87 |archive-date=2 December 2024}}</ref>

John Mukum Mbaku of the [[Brookings Institution]] praised Akufo-Addo for showing magnimity in victory and Mahama for conceding defeat, facilitating a peaceful transition process. Mbaku said that the 2016 election solidified Ghana's credentials as a country "willing to strengthen its democratic institutions and to enhance its ability to live within the rule of law."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mbaku |first1=John |title=The Ghanaian elections: 2016 |url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-ghanaian-elections-2016/ |publisher=[[Brookings Institution]] |access-date=15 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811031448/https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-ghanaian-elections-2016/ |archive-date=11 August 2024 |date=15 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[European Union]]'s Election Observation Mission certified the 2016 Ghanaian elections as largely fair and free while acknoledging that the [[Electoral Commission of Ghana|Electoral Commission]] encountered some problems with communication, voter registration, ballot printing and special voting.<ref>{{cite web |title=EU from Ghana presidential and parliamentary elections 2016 - Final Report |url=https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/final_report_-_eu_eom_ghana_2016.pdf |publisher=[[European External Action Service]] |access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref>

===2020 elections===
{{Main|2020 Ghanaian general election}}
During the 2020 presidential election held on 10 December, President and NPP candidate [[Nana Akufo-Addo]] was re-elected with 51.59% of the vote, defeating the NDC's candidate [[John Mahama]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ghana election: Nana Akufo-Addo re-elected as president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55236356 |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250107145359/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55236356 |archive-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> During the parliamentary election, the incumbent NPP and the opposition [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] parties won 137 seats each. The sole independent candidate joined the NPP, giving the party a one-seat majority.<ref name="IPU Parline 2020">{{cite web |title=Ghana December 2020 |url=https://data.ipu.org/parliament/GH/GH-LC01/election/GH-LC01-E20201207/ |website=IPU Parline |publisher=[[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] |access-date=16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908203721/https://data.ipu.org/parliament/GH/GH-LC01/election/GH-LC01-E20201207/ |archive-date=8 September 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the 2020 general election, Akufo-Addo campaigned on a $17 billion economic recovery programme to address the impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] on Ghana's oil and cocoa exports.<ref name="Al Jazeera 9 Dec 2020">{{cite news |title=Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo wins re-election as 5 killed |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/9/five-killed-in-ghana-election-violence-as-accusations-continue |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=[[Al Jazeera English]] |date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114110759/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/9/five-killed-in-ghana-election-violence-as-accusations-continue |archive-date=14 January 2025}}</ref>

While international observers including the European Union's chief observer [[Javier Nart]] regarded the 2020 [[Ghana]] elections as free and fair, opposition leader Mahama rejected the results, alleging voting irregularities and intimidation by the military. Information Minister [[Kojo Oppong Nkrumah]] disputed Mahama's allegations of voter intimidation.<ref name="Al Jazeera 9 Dec 2020" /> The [[Ghana Police Service]] also reported 60 incidents of violence and eight deaths during the election.<ref name="Al Jazeera 9 Dec 2020" /><ref name="IPU Parline 2020" /> Mahama also unsuccessfully challenged the results of the 2020 election at the [[Supreme Court of Ghana]]. On 4 March 2021, the Supreme Court rejected his legal challenge.<ref name="IPU Parline 2020" />

===2024 elections===
{{Main|2024 Ghanaian general election}}
During the 2024 presidential election, Vice-President [[Mahamudu Bawumia]] stood as the NPP's candidate against [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] leader and former President [[John Mahama]]. The 2024 general election occurred against the backdrop of an economic recession, rising food prices, a record unemployment rate of 14.7%, corruption and illegal mining.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ghana elections: Who is running and what’s at stake? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/7/ghana-elections-who-is-running-and-whats-at-stake |access-date=17 January 2025 |work=[[Al Jazeera English]] |date=7 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225041700/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/7/ghana-elections-who-is-running-and-whats-at-stake |archive-date=25 December 2024}}</ref> On 8 December, Mahama defeated Bawumia, winning 56.55% of the vote. Bawumia gained 41.61% of the vote, coming second place.<ref name="Ghana Web 2024">{{cite web |title=Ghana Election 2024 |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/elections/2024 |website=GhanaWeb |access-date=17 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217162219/https://www.ghanaweb.com/elections/2024 |archive-date=17 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> Bawumia conceded defeat.<ref name="Reuters 9 Dec 2024">{{cite news |last1=Adombila |first1=Maxwell |last2=Akorlie |first2=Christian |title=Ghana's former president wins election |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghanas-former-president-mahama-wins-election-2024-12-08/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=9 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110040918/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghanas-former-president-mahama-wins-election-2024-12-08/ |archive-date=10 January 2025}}</ref>

In addition, the NPP lost its majority in the Ghanaian Parliament, falling to 88 seats. In a [[landslide victory]], the NDC won 183 seats.<ref name="Ghana Web 2024" /><ref name="Reuters 9 Dec 2024" /> The [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] Observer Group's leader former [[President of Botswana|Botswanan President]] [[Mokgweetsi Masisi]] certified the election as largely free and fair, praising Vice-President Bawumia for exemplary statesmanship in his [[concession speech]]. While the Commonwealth Observation Group praised election authorities for facilitating access to the polling booths for disabled and elderly people, it expressed concerns about incidents of deadly violence and wheel chair-bound individuals experiencing long queues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commonwealth observers laud the orderliness of Ghana's 2024 general elections |url=https://thecommonwealth.org/news/commonwealth-observers-laud-orderliness-ghanas-2024-general-elections |publisher=[[Commonwealth of Nations]] |access-date=17 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114102232/https://thecommonwealth.org/news/commonwealth-observers-laud-orderliness-ghanas-2024-general-elections |archive-date=14 January 2025 |date=9 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Party Constitution ==
The party has a constitution registered under law that governs how they operate. The party's constitution was first registered with the [[Electoral Commission of Ghana|Electoral Commission]] on 24 June 1992. It underwent amendments on 29 August 1998, 22 August 2009, and 17 December 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The NPP Constitution |url=https://npp-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NPP_CONSTITUTION_NEW_AMENDED_DEC_2017.pdf}}</ref> [[File:Nana Akufo-Addo speaking to members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Wood Green, London on Sunday 29th June 2014---Picture by, R- Osei-Tutu 2014-06-29 23-29.jpg|thumb|230px|NPP flagbearer [[Nana Akufo-Addo]] speaking to members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)]]

== National executives ==
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) elects national executives for a four-year duration. According to the New Patriotic Party's constitution, Article 10(2) & (3) mandates that the National Annual Delegates shall meet at least four weeks after the last Regional Annual Delegates Conference.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Adogla-Bessa |first=Delali |date=30 April 2018 |title=NPP to elect national executives from June 15 to 17 |work=Citi Newsroom |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2018/04/npp-to-elect-national-executives-from-june-15-to-17/ |access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NPP - New Patriotic Party |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/republic/npp.php |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref>

=== 2000 ===

* The National Chairman elect Mr Harona Esseku
* First National Vice-chairman Mr Stephen Ntim
* The Second National Vice-chairperson Mrs Agnes Adzo Okudzeto
* The Third National Vice-chairman Mr Edmund Annan
* The General Secretary elect was Mr Dan Botwe
* The National Treasurer elect was Mr Michael Dugau
* The National Organiser elect was Mr Lord Commey

=== 2014===
The National Delegates Congress was slated for 12 April 2014 in Tamale Sports Stadium. About 5,265 delegates were expected to partake in the internal elections of the party.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=10 April 2014 |title=NPP Goes To Congress Who Is Who? |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/534822/npp-goes-to-congress-who-is.html |access-date=24 August 2020 |work=Modern Ghana}}</ref>

* The '''National Chairman''' position was contested by four persons; Paul Afoko, Stephen Ntim, Fred Oware and jake Obetsebi-Lamptey. The results are as follows; '''Paul Afoko 2,034''', Stephen Ntim 1,503, Fred Oware 1,135 and Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey 66.
* The '''Vice-chairman''' had three competitors; Freddie Blay, Sammy Crabbe and Fredua F. Antoh. The results are as follows; '''Freddie Blay 2,933''', Sammy Crabbe 2,358, and Fredua F. Antoh 1,813.
* The '''General Secretary''' had four contestants; Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, and Nkrabea Effah Darteh, The results are as follows;'''Kwabena Agyei Agyepong 2,529,''' Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie 1,990, Yaw Buaben Asamoa 181 and Nkrabea Effah Darteh 46.
* Three persons competed in the National Organiser role, John Boadu, Hopeson Yaovi Adorye, and Alhaji Moctar Bamba. The results are as follows; '''John Boadu 3,279''', Hopeson Yaovi Adorye 986 and Alhaji Moctar Bamba 476.
* One person contested in the '''National Youth Organiser''' thus '''Sammy Awuku 471.'''
* Also, one person contested in the '''National Nasara Coordinator,''' thus '''Kamal-deen Abdulai 84.'''
* The '''National Treasurer''' position was contested by three persons; Emmanuel Abankwa Yeboah, Hajia Ruka, and Suzzy Mensah. The results are as follows; '''Emmanuel Abankwa Yeboah 2,488,''' Hajia Ruka 1,162 and Suzzy Mensah 595.
* Three people contested in the '''National Women's Organiser;''' Otiko Afisah Djaba, Gifty Tina Mensah, and Mawusi Awity. The results are as follows; '''Otiko Afisah Djaba 276,''' Gifty Tina Mensah 250 and Mawusi Awity 113.

=== 2018 ===
The NPP organised the national delegates congress in [[Eastern Region (Ghana)|Eastern region]] from 15 June 2018 to 17 June 2018.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 July 2020 |title=Full results of 2018 NPP elections |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Full-results-of-2018-NPP-elections-666820 |access-date=24 August 2020 |work=Ghana Web}}</ref>
* In the '''National Chairman''' category, there were three contestants; Freddie Blay, Stephen Ayesu Ntim and Dr Richard Amoako Baah. The results are as follows; '''Freddie Blay – 3,021''', Stephen Ayesu Ntim – 2,515 and Dr Richard Amoako Baah – 18.
* The '''National Vice-chairman''' category consisted of seven competitors; Rita Asobayire, Frederick Fredua Antoh, Michael Omari Wadie, Emmanuel Ken-Wuud, George Isaac Amoo, Vida Agyekum and Mrs Agnes Asangalisa Chigabatia. The results are as follows; '''Rita Asobayire – 3671''', Frederick Fredua Antoh – 3,125, Michael Omari Wadie – 3,028, Emmanuel Ken-Wuud – 1,325, George Isaac Amoo – 1,222, Vida Agyekum – 1,107, and Mrs Agnes Asangalisa Chigabatia – 836.
* Two contestants battled in the '''General Secretary''' role; John Boadu and Richard Ahiagbah. The results are as follows; '''John Boadu – 4,277''' and Richard Ahiagbah – 1,274.
* The '''National Treasurer''' had six individuals competing; Kwabena Abankwa-Yeboah, Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama, Mary Posch-Oduro, Hajia Ruka Ahmeed, Abraham Obeng Amoakohene, and Kwabena Oppong Frimpong. The results are as follows; '''Kwabena Abankwa-Yeboah – 2,492''', Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama – 1,050, Mary Posch-Oduro – 1,012, Hajia Ruka Ahmeed – 467, Abraham Obeng Amoakohene – 447, and Kwabena Oppong Frimpong – 50.
* Three people contested in the '''National Organiser''' position; Sammi Awuku, Suleiman Sadik, and Emmanuel Kodua. The results are as follows; Sammi Awuku – 4,913, Suleiman Sadik – 942, and Emmanuel Kodua – 266.
* The '''National Youth Organiser''' had four persons; Henry Nana Boakye, Dominic Eduah, Kamal-Deen Abdulai, and Emmanuel Nana Appiah. The results are as follows; '''Henry Nana Boakye – 423''', Dominic Eduah – 245, Kamal-Deen Abdulai – 102, and Emmanuel Nana Appiah – 1.
* The '''National Women's Organiser''' role had two persons contesting; Kate Gyamfua and Joyce Konokie Zemapare. The results are as follows; '''Kate Gyamfua – 686''' and Joyce Konokie Zempare – 109.
* The '''Nasara Coordinator''' position had 14 participants. The results are as follows; '''Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa – 201''', Ahmed Zaruk Nuhu – 123, Alhaji Baba Gado Mohammed – 82, Alhaji Salihu Yahaya Bo – 39, Rashid Adam – 23, Alhaji Musah Sheriff – 19, Aminu Abu – 12, Abubakari Suleimana – 8, Alhaji Iddrisu Abdulai Dipantiche – 4, Kazeem Ibrahim – 1, Abdul-Rahman Diallo – 1, Alhaji Dauda Abdul Rahman Duodu – 0, Ali Suraj - 0, Sulemana Alhassan Atakpo - 0

=== 2022 ===
The national executives elections for 2022 was held on 17 July at the [[Accra Sports Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=GNA |date=2022-07-17 |title=Winners: NPP National Executive Election Results at a glance |url=https://gna.org.gh/2022/07/winners-npp-national-executive-election-results-at-a-glance/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Ghana News Agency |language=en-US}}</ref>

*In the '''National Chairman''' category, these were the contestants; Gifty Asantewa Ayeh— 44, Sammy Crabbe— 32, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi— 101, Akwasi Osei Adjei— 20, '''[[Stephen Ntim|Stephen Ayensu Ntim]]— 4014''', Stephen Asamoah-Boateng—1010, Kwabena Abankwa-Yeboah—294. With '''[[Stephen Ntim|Stephen Ayensu Ntim]]''' emerging as the winner.
* The '''National Vice-chairman''' category consisted of Ismail Yahuza—613, McJewels J. Annan—155, Dankwah Smith Buttey—2,982, Rita Talata Asobayire—2,927, Edmond Oppong-Peprah—479, Kiston Akomeng Kissi—2,069, Derek Kwaku Nkansah—491, Michael Owari Wadie—1,635, Ken-Wuud Nuworsu—520, Alhaji Masawudu Osman—2,128 '''The Vice Chair''' positions were taken by''';''' 1st Vice Chair: '''Dankwah Smith Buttey''', 2nd Vice Chair: '''Rita Talata Asobayire''' and 3rd Vice Chair: '''Alhaji Masawudu Osman'''.
* Five contestants battled for the position of the '''General Secretary'''. The results are as follows; John Boadu—2524, Iddrisu Musah—104,Ramseyer Ahmed Agyeman-Prempeh—8, Frederick Opare Ansah—50,'''Justin Frimpong Kodua—2,837''' With '''Justin Frimpong Kodua''' taking the position
* The '''National Treasurer''' had four individuals competing; '''Dr Charles Dwamena—2,917''', Mary Posche-Oduro—1,303,Dr Yusif Tedam—125, Collins N. Nuamah—1,197.  With '''Dr Charles Dwamena''' emerging as the winner
* Six people contested in the '''National Organiser''' position; Bright Essilfie Kumi—137, Seth Adu-Adjei—25, Daniel Nii Kwartey Titus-Glover—2274, Eric Amoako Twum—185, '''Henry Nana Boakye—2870,''' Nana Owusu Fordjour—44 With '''Henry Nana Boakye''' emerging as the winner.
* The '''National Youth Organiser''' had four persons; Abanga Fusani Yakubu—153, '''Salam Mohammed Mustapha—255''', Prince Kamal Gumah—101, Michael Osei Boateng—120. With Salam Mohammed Mustapha emerging as the winner.
* The '''National Women's Organiser''' role had three people contesting; Kate Gyamfua—620, Ellen Ama Daaku—9, Hajia Sawadatu Saeed—32. With Kate Gyamfua taking it for the second time.
* The '''Nasara Coordinator''' position had Haruna Maiga—5, Abdul-Rahman Diallo—2, Issaku Muaza Kunata—199, Awal Mohammed—24, Sulemana Alhassan Atakpo—9, '''Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa'''—328. Also havig '''Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa''' emerging as the winner for the second time.

== Name and symbol ==
[[File:NewPatrioticParty logo.svg|thumb|Flag of the New Patriotic Party with the elephant symbol in the centre]]

Founded on 28 July 1992, the party's mission is to unite citizens in the pursuit of freedom, justice, and the protection of human rights through true democracy. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a political party in [[Ghana]] that aligns with center-right and liberal conservative ideologies. Their symbol is an African elephant, and their official colors are red, white, and blue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-08 |title=About Us - New Patriotic Party (NPP) |url=https://newpatrioticparty.org/about-us/ |access-date=2023-09-28 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Election results ==

===Presidential elections===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Election
! rowspan="2" |Candidate
! colspan="2" |First round
! colspan="2" |Second round
! rowspan="2" |Result
|-
!Votes
!%
!Votes
!%
|-
! align="center" |[[Ghanaian presidential election, 1992|1992]]
| align="center" |[[Albert Adu Boahen]]
| align="center" |1,204,764
| align="center" |30.3%
| colspan="2" |—
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
! align="center" |[[Ghanaian presidential election, 1996|1996]]
| rowspan="3" |[[John Kufuor]]
| align="center" |2,834,878
| align="center" |39.7%
| colspan="2" |—
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
! align="center" |[[Ghanaian presidential election, 2000|2000]]
| align="center" |3,131,739
| align="center" |48.17%
|3,631,263
|56.90%
|'''Elected''' {{Y}}
|-
! align="center" |[[Ghanaian presidential election, 2004|2004]]
| align="center" |4,524,074
| align="center" |52.45%
| colspan="2" |—
|'''Elected''' {{Y}}
|-
! align="center" |[[Ghanaian presidential election, 2008|2008]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Nana Akufo-Addo]]
| align="center" |4,159,439
| align="center" |49.13%
|4,480,446
|49.77%
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
! align="center" |[[Ghanaian presidential election, 2012|2012]]
| align="center" |5,248,898
| align="center" |47.74%
| colspan="2" |—
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
! align="center" |[[Ghanaian presidential election, 2016|2016]]
| align="center" |5,755,758
| align="center" |53.72%
| colspan="2" |—
|'''Elected''' {{Y}}
|-
! align="center"|[[2020 Ghanaian general election|2020]]
| align="center"|6,730,413
|align="center" |51.30%
| colspan="2" |—
|'''Elected''' {{Y}}
|-
! align="center"|[[2024 Ghanaian general election|2024]]
| align="center"|[[Mahamudu Bawumia]]
| align="center"|4,657,304
|align="center" |41.61%
| colspan="2" |—
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|}

===Parliamentary elections===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!Election
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
!Position
! Result
|-
![[Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992|1992]]
| colspan="2" | Boycotted
|{{Composition bar|0|200|hex=#132f7a}}
|{{steady}}
|
|{{eliminated|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[Ghanaian general election, 1996|1996]]
| 2,346,791
| 33.8%
|{{Composition bar|61|200|hex=#132f7a}}
|{{increase}} 61
|{{increase}} 2nd
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
![[Ghanaian general election, 2000|2000]]
| 2,949,767
| 44.9%
|{{Composition bar|100|200|hex=#132f7a}}
|{{increase}} 39
|{{increase}} 1st
|{{yes2|Majority government}}
|-
![[Ghanaian general election, 2004|2004]]
| 4,268,120
| 49.0%
|{{Composition bar|128|230|hex=#132f7a}}
|{{increase}} 28
|{{steady}} 1st
|{{yes2|Majority government}}
|-
![[Ghanaian general election, 2008|2008]]
| 4,013,013
| 46.9%
|{{Composition bar|107|230|hex=#132f7a}}
|{{decrease}} 21
|{{decrease}} 2nd
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
![[Ghanaian general election, 2012|2012]]
| 5,248,862
| 47.5%
|{{Composition bar|122|275|hex=#132f7a}}
|{{increase}} 15
|{{steady}} 2nd
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
![[Ghanaian general election, 2016|2016]]
| 4,713,277
| 52.5%
|{{Composition bar|169|275|hex=#132f7a}}
|{{increase}} 63
|{{increase}} 1st
|{{yes2|Majority government}}
|-
![[2020 Ghanaian general election|2020]]
| 6,651,028
| 50.4%
|{{Composition bar|137|275|hex=#132f7a}}
|{{decrease}} 32
|{{steady}} 1st
|{{yes2|NPP–[[Independent politician|Ind]] coalition government}}
|-
![[2024 Ghanaian general election|2024]]
| 5,223,625	
| 44.5%
|{{Composition bar|88|276|hex=#132f7a}}
|{{decrease}} 49
|{{decrease}} 2nd
|{{no2|Opposition}}<ref>{{cite web |author1=Enoch Darfah Frimpong |title=NPP 88 seats; NDC 183 seats; 4 Independent MPs in 9th Parliament, Ablekuma North outstanding |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/npp-88-seats-ndc-183-seats-4-independent-mps-in-9th-parliament-ablekuma-north-outstanding.html |website=Graphic Online |publisher=Graphic Communications Group Ltd |access-date=8 January 2025 |language=en-gb |date=5 January 2025}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
*[[Kufuor government]]
*[[Contributions to liberal theory]]
*[[Liberalism worldwide]]
*[[List of major liberal parties considered right]]
*[[Liberal democracy]]
*[[Peter Mac Manu]]
*Dr [[J. B. Danquah]]
*[[J.B. Machator]]
*[[2011 New Patriotic Party Primaries]]
*[[Malik Yakubu]]

==References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.newpatrioticparty.org/}}

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