2011 Guyanese general election

General elections were held in Guyana on 28 November 2011.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Progressive Party, which won 32 of the 65 seats.[2] Thus even though the combined parliamentary opposition, consisting of the A Partnership for National Unity coalition (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC), managed to secure an absolute majority of 33 seats, as they had not run as a single list it was Donald Ramotar of the PPP (the largest single party) who assumed the presidency, and not David A. Granger of the PNC (which heads the opposition).

2011 Guyanese general election
28 November 2011
All 65 seats in the National Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Donald Ramotar David A. Granger Raphael Trotman
Party PPP PNC AFC
Alliance None APNU None
Leader since 29 March 1997 Presidential candidate 29 October 2005
Last election 54.6%, 36 seats 34.0%, 22 seats (PNC only) 8.4%, 5 seats
Seats won
32 / 65
26 / 65
7 / 65
Seat change 4 3 2
Popular vote 166,340 139,678 35,333
Percentage 48.6% 40.81% 10.32%
President before election

Bharrat Jagdeo
PPP

 Elected President

Donald Ramotar
PPP

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Presidential candidates

The candidate of the party with the largest number of seats becomes President. The ruling People's Progressive Party nominated Donald Ramotar, the party's general secretary and advisor to outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo.[2] The Partnership for National Unity (an alliance of the People's National Congress, the Guyana Action Party and the Working People's Alliance)[3] nominated David A. Granger, a former commander of the Guyana Defence Force.

Police protection

Election Day, November 28 was declared a national holiday and troops patrolled the streets in order to prevent violence as had happened in previous elections.

Results
Party Votes % Seats
Constituency Top-up Total +/–
People's Progressive Party166,34048.60131932–4
A Partnership for National Unity139,67840.81101626+3
Alliance for Change35,33310.32257+2
The United Force8850.26000–1
Invalid/blank votes4,481–––––
Total346,7171002540650
Registered voters/turnout475,49672.92––––
Source: GECOM

By region
Region APNU PPP AFC TUF Hare
quota		 Total
votes		 Total
seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes %
Barima-Waini88717.0613,47266.77178615.120551.062,6005,2002
Pomeroon-Supenaam3,28718.28012,55569.8322,08611.600510.288,99017,9792
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara14,02827.58133,42465.7123,3436.570700.1416,95550,8653
Demerara-Mahaica84,82854.20460,85138.88310,6356.7902010.1322,359156,5157
Mahaica-Berbice8,90634.83113,55853.0213,07912.040290.1112,78625,5722
East Berbice-Corentyne10,79819.68032,36058.97211,63421.201830.1518,29254,8753
Cuyuni-Mazaruni2,84348.9512,37640.9115058.690841.452,9045,8082
Potaro-Siparuni73928.75074128.83099538.721953.702,5702,5701
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo2,00427.5704,13556.89194613.0201832.527,2687,2681
Upper Demerara-Berbice11,35872.8822,86818.4001,3248.500340.227,79215,5842
National Assembly top up139,67840.8116166,34048.601935,33310.3258850.265,265342,23665
Source: GECOM Guyana Election Law

Aftermath

The PPP won for the fifth straight time, but with a minority government. PPP candidate Donald Ramotar was elected President, but the opposition parties won a majority in the National Assembly.

References
  1. "Opposition parties warn GECOM about pitfalls of re-opening registration". Demerara Waves. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. Guyana governing party's Donald Ramotar wins election BBC News, 1 December 2011
  3. About APNU APNU
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