The People's National Convention is a

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. After constitutional rule was restored back in Ghana in 1992 the party was formed by former President Hilla Limann based on ideals from the

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which he led in the 1979 elections and won.

Electoral performance

1992 Elections

The PNC has contested all national elections since the inception of the fourth republic apart from the 1992 parliamentary election, which was boycotted along with other opposition parties.

2004 Elections

At the

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held on 7 December 2004, the party was part of the

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, which won four out of 230 seats.

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, candidate of the Grand Coalition, won 1.9% of the vote at the

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2008 Elections

At the December 2008 elections, the party won two seats in

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. For the fourth time in a row, Edward Mahama was the presidential candidate. He received 0.8% of the vote.

2012 Elections

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was elected in 2011 by the party to stand in the

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. Ayariga received 0.22% of the vote.

2016 Elections

The party elected new officials in 2015, with Edward Mahama becoming its presidential candidate and General Secretary Bernard Mornah becoming the chairman. The new National Treasurer is now Akane Adams who is taken over from his predecessor David Apasera, a former member of Parliament for Bolga Central. Hassan Ayariga who led the party in the 2012 elections quit the party after losing to

and decided to start his own party

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2024 election

Bernard Mornah was nominated to be the presidential candidate for the PNC. He was duly registered as the candidate for the party but was disqualified by the Electoral Commission from contesting the position of President.

Election results

Presidential elections

Parliamentary elections

References

External links

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