2006 Guyanese general election

General elections were held in Guyana on 28 August 2006. They were initially scheduled for 4 August, but were moved to 28 August after President Jagdeo dissolved the National Assembly on 2 May.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), which won 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.

2006 Guyanese general election

28 August 2006

65 seats in the National Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
Registered492,369
Turnout341,426 (69.34%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Robert Corbin Raphael Trotman
Party PPP PNC AFC
Leader since 11 August 1999 5 February 2003 29 October 2005
Seats won
36 / 65
22 / 65
5 / 65
Seat change 2 5 New
Popular vote 183,887 114,608 28,366
Percentage 54.67% 34.07% 8.43%

Results by district

President before election

Bharrat Jagdeo
PPP

Elected President

Bharrat Jagdeo
PPP

Electoral system

The 65 members of the National Assembly were elected by closed list proportional representation in two groups; 25 members were elected from the 10 electoral districts based on the country's Guyana, with 40 elected from a single nationwide constituency.[2] Seats were allocated using the Hare quota. The leader of the party winning the most seats automatically became President.

There were a total of 1999 polling places, open from 06:00 to 18:00,[3] and election day was declared a national holiday to encourage voter turnout.[4]

Campaign

The PPP/C of incumbent President Bharrat Jagdeo was ahead in the opinion polls and was expected to keep its majority in the National Assembly.[5] The main campaign topics were crime, drugs and the economy.[4]

Conduct

Observation teams from the Organization of American States (OAS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Commonwealth Observer Group, and the Carter Center attended the elections. Troops patrolled the streets in order to prevent violence.[5]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Constituency Top-up Total +/–
People's Progressive Party/Civic183,88754.67152136+2
People's National Congress114,60834.0791322–5
Alliance for Change28,3668.43145New
Guyana Action PartyROAR4,2491.26011–2
The United Force2,8640.800110
Justice for All Party2,5710.770000
Invalid/blank votes5,051
Total341,4261002540650
Registered voters/turnout492,36969.34
Source: Psephos, IPU, The Official Gazette

Elected members

Alliance for Change Guyana Action Party–ROAR People's National Congress People's Progressive Party The United Force
  • Everall Franklin
Source: The Official Gazette

Aftermath

By virtue of being the leader of the party winning the most seats, PPP/C leader Bharrat Jagdeo was re-elected as President. He was sworn in on 9 September.[4] The National Assembly met for the first time on 28 September, with Ralph Ramkarran re-elected as Speaker.[4]

References

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