2015 Guyanese general election
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Early general elections were held in Guyana on 11 May 2015, alongside regional elections.[1] The result was a victory for the APNU–Alliance for Change alliance, which won 33 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly. Following the elections, APNU leader David A. Granger was sworn in as President on 16 May 2015.[2]
Background
Early elections were called as a result of a stand-off between President Donald Ramotar and the National Assembly;[3] after the President had defied spending cuts imposed by the National Assembly, the legislature called for a motion of no confidence. Ramotar subsequently suspended the National Assembly in November 2014 and dissolved it three months later.[4] Ramotar announced the election date on 20 January 2015.[1]
Electoral system
The 65 elected members of the National Assembly were elected using closed list proportional representation from a single nationwide 40-seat constituency and 10 sub-national constituencies with a total of 25 seats. Seats are allocated using the Hare quota.[5]
Results
National Assembly
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APNU–Alliance for Change | 207,201 | 50.30 | 33 | 0 |
| People's Progressive Party | 202,656 | 49.19 | 32 | 0 |
| The United Force | 1,099 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| United Republican Party | 418 | 0.10 | 0 | New |
| Independent Party | 342 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| National Independent Party | 254 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,000 | – | – | – |
| Total | 415,970 | 100 | 65 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 585,727 | 71.02 | – | – |
| Source: GECOM | ||||
Regional assemblies
| Region | APNU–AFC | PPP | TUF | URP | HTNTP | OVP | Total votes |
Total seats | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Barima-Waini | 2,730 | 29.93 | 6,295 | 69.02 | 96 | 1.05 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,121 | |||||
| Pomeroon-Supenaam | 7,231 | 30.91 | 16,040 | 68.56 | 52 | 0.22 | 72 | 0.31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23,395 | |||||
| Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | 20,824 | 33.83 | 40,465 | 65.74 | 118 | 0.19 | 149 | 0.24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 61,556 | |||||
| Demerara-Mahaica | 112,362 | 61.08 | 69,986 | 38.05 | 38 | 0.02 | 512 | 0.28 | 418 | 0.23 | 294 | 0.16 | 183,954 | |||||||
| Mahaica-Berbice | 13,352 | 44.34 | 16,622 | 55.20 | 58 | 0.19 | 79 | 0.26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30,111 | |||||
| East Berbice-Corentyne | 21,954 | 35.52 | 39,523 | 63.94 | 135 | 0.22 | 201 | 0.33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 61,813 | |||||
| Cuyuni-Mazaruni | 4,533 | 58.55 | 2,973 | 38.40 | 178 | 2.30 | 58 | 0.75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7,742 | |||||
| Potaro-Siparuni | 1,791 | 48.21 | 1,837 | 49.45 | 47 | 1.27 | 40 | 1.08 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3,715 | |||||
| Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo | 3,553 | 37.31 | 5,764 | 60.53 | 140 | 1.47 | 66 | 0.69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9,523 | |||||
| Upper Demerara-Berbice | 16,671 | 84.85 | 2,763 | 14.06 | 108 | 0.55 | 106 | 0.54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19,648 | |||||
| Total | 205,001 | 49.93 | 202,268 | 49.26 | 1,314 | 0.32 | 1,283 | 0.31 | 418 | 0.10 | 294 | 0.07 | 410,578 | |||||||
| Source: Stabroek News | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Ramotar sets May 11 for elections". Stabroek News. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Neil Marks, Guyana swears in new president after multiracial bloc wins vote Reuters, 16 May 2015
- ^ Guyana waits for election results Miami Herald, 11 May 2015
- ^ Guyana votes in general election BBC News, 12 May 2015
- ^ Electoral system IPU
