Kwabena Asomanin Anaman|Gbensuglo Alidu Bukari
Political Economy Analysis of Voter Participation and Choices in National Elections in Ghana’s Fourth Republican Era
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association|University of Ghana|University of Ghana
analysed determinants voter participation turnout impairment voter participation spoiled rejected ballots outcomes share total valid votes cast garnered victorious political party national presidential elections fourth republican era ghana analysis undertaken based mesolevel statistical models using districtlevel data voters compiled constituencylevel data maintained electoral commission ghana districtlevel socioeconomic characteristics derived 2010 2000 national population censuses conducted ghana statistical service essence used data two presidential elections ghana 2000 2012 could directly aligned data 2000 2010 national population censuses districtlevel analysis using concept average district voter analysis indicated voter turnout determined number factors important one population aged 15 turnout decreases increasing population impairment voter participation based proportion total votes cast attributed spoiled ballots linked literacy rate spoiled ballots proportion declining increasing literacy rate share total valid votes cast obtained victorious party district influenced large degree proportion total number citizens district belonging two biggest socialethnic groups ghana asantes ewes predominantly voted countervailing manner parties political class elites dominate new patriotic party national democratic congress respectively