Guyanese general election, 2006
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The 2006 Guyanese legislative election took place in Guyana on 28 August 2006.
Campaign [edit]
The People's Progressive Party of incumbent President Bharrat Jagdeo was ahead in the opinion polls and was expected to keep its majority in the National Assembly of Guyana.[1] Continued racial tension raged the campaign, as the PPP supports Indo-Guyanese affairs and the PNC/R supports Afro-Guyanese affairs. Topics in the election, was slow economic growth, racial tensions, and relations with Caribbean nations.
Election day was declared a national holiday and troops patrolled the streets in order to prevent violence as had happened in previous elections.[1]
Election results [edit]
| Alliances and Parties | National | Regional | Σ | +/– | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| People's Progressive Party–Civic | 183,867 | 54.6 | 21 | 182,156 | 54.0 | 15 | 36 | +2 |
| People's National Congress–Reform | 114,608 | 34.0 | 13 | 114,283 | 34.0 | 9 | 22 | –6 |
| Alliance for Change | 28,366 | 8.4 | 4 | 27,397 | 8.1 | 1 | 5 | +5 |
| Guyana Action Party–Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana | 4,249 | 1.2 | 1 | 4,588 | 1.3 | — | 1 | –2 |
| The United Force | 2,694 | 0.8 | 1 | 2,903 | 0.9 | — | 1 | ±0 |
| Justice for All Party | 2,571 | 0.8 | — | 3,436 | 1.0 | — | 0 | ±0 |
| Others | 495 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | |||
| Total (Turnout 68.82%) | 336,375 | 100.0 | 40 | 335,258 | 100.0 | 25 | 65 | |
| Sources: Adam Carr's Election Archive, Inter-Parliamentary Union | ||||||||
References [edit]
- ^ a b Markey, Patrick (2006-08-29). "Guyana's Jagdeo set to win poll". The Irish Times. p. 7.
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