National Assembly of Guyana

The Tenth Parliament of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Type
Type	Legislature
Leadership
Speaker of the National Assembly	Raphael Trotman, (Alliance For Change - AFC)
Members	65 Elected Members
Political groups	People's Progressive Party/Civic - PPP/C A Partnership for National Unity - APNU Alliance For Change - AFC
Meeting place
File:Parliament Chambers
Parliament Building (Public Buildings)
Website
http://parliament.gov.gy/index.php

Guyana

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The National Assembly is the parliament of Guyana. The National Assembly has a total of sixty five (65) members elected using the system of proportional representation. Twenty five are elected from the ten (10) geographical constituencies and forty (40) are awarded at the national level on the basis of block votes secured, using the LR-Hare Formula as prescribed by the elections Laws (Amendment) Act 15 of 2000 (Sections 11 and 12).

Hari Narayen Ramkarran was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana in 2001, re-elected on September 28, 2006. The life of the Ninth Parliament came to an end in September to facilitate the holding of the 2011 General Elections.

Currently the Tenth Parliament of Guyana has been elected. The first sitting of the Tenth Parliament was held on January 12, 2012 at 2:00 pm following a Proclamation to that effect from His Excellency President Donald Ramotar. Due to the first sitting of the Tenth Parliament being dedicated towards the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and the administering of the Oath of Office to the MP's, the President did not address the National Assembly and the ceremonial opening of the Tenth Parliament is still to occur. Mr. Raphael Trotman of the AFC was elected Speaker of the House, while Mrs. Debora Backer of APNU was elected Deputy Speaker of the House with MP's voting along Party lines.

Membership

• 1 Speaker
• 1 Deputy Speaker
• 1 Clerk of the National Assembly
• 1 Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly
• 65 elected and voting members
• 4 non-elected and non voting members (allowed to the governing party)

Election Date

General Elections (Parliamentary & Presidential, as well as for the members of the 10 Regional Democratic Councils) were held on November 28, 2011. Next elections are due in 2016.

See also

• List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Guyana

Latest elections

 Summary of the 28 November 2011 Guyanese National Assembly election results

Alliances and Parties	Votes	%	Seats
			National	Regional	Σ	+/–
People's Progressive Party–Civic	166,340	48.62	19	13	32	–4
A Partnership for National Unity (People's National Congress–Reform/Guyana Action Party/National Front Alliance/Working People's Alliance	139,678	40.83	16	10	26	+3
Alliance for Change	35,333	10.33	5	2	7	+2
The United Force	885	0.26	—	—	0	–1
East Berbice Development Association (only contested regional seats)	—	—	—	—	0	±0
Total votes (turnout %)	342,126	100.00	40	25	65
Source: Caribbean Elections

External links

• National Assembly of Guyana