The People's National Convention is a political party in Ghana. After constitutional rule was restored back in Ghana in 1992 the party was formed by former President Hilla Limann based on ideals from the People's National Party 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 elections held on 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition, which won four out of 230 seats. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition, won 1.9% of the vote at the presidential elections.
2008 Elections At the December 2008 elections, the party won two seats in Parliament. For the fourth time in a row, Edward Mahama was the presidential candidate. He received 0.8% of the vote.
2012 Elections Hassan Ayariga was elected in 2011 by the party to stand in the 2012 presidential election. 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 Edward Mahama and decided to start his own party All People's Congress.
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 ElectionCandidateFirst roundSecond roundResultVotes%Votes%1992 Hilla Limann 266,728 6.7%—Lost 1996 Edward Mahama 211,136 3.0%—Lost 2000 189,659 2.5%—Lost 2004 165,375 1.9%—Lost 2008 73,494 0.9%—Lost 2012 Hassan Ayariga 24,617 0.22%—Lost 2016 Edward Mahama 22,214 0.21%—Lost 2020 David Apasera 10,882 0.08%—Lost
Parliamentary elections Election Votes % Seats +/–Position Result1996 226,643 3.3% New 4th 2000 224,657 3.4% 2 3rd 2004 186,226 2.1% 1 3rd 2008 117,732 1.4% 2 4th 2012 72,618 0.66% 1 5th 2016 42,236 0.39% 1 5th 2020 29,211 0.22% 0 4th 2024 8,501 0.07% 0 3rd
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