2015 Guyanese general election

Early general elections were held in Guyana on 11 May 2015, alongside regional elections.[1] The result was a victory for the APNUAlliance 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]

2015 Guyanese general election

11 May 2015

All 65 seats in the National Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader David A. Granger Donald Ramotar
Party PNC PPP
Alliance APNUAFC None
Leader since 30 July 2012 N/A[lower-alpha 1]
Last election 51.14%, 33 seats[lower-alpha 2] 48.60%, 32 seats
Seats won
33 / 65
32 / 65
Seat change
Popular vote 207,201 202,656
Percentage 50.30% 49.19%

President before election

Donald Ramotar
PPP

Elected President

David A. Granger
PNC

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 +/–
APNUAlliance for Change207,20050.29330
People's Progressive Party202,69449.20320
The United Force1,0800.2600
United Republican Party4320.110New
Independent Party3440.080New
National Independent Party2620.060New
Invalid/blank votes4,023
Total416,055100650
Registered voters/turnout585,72771.03
Source: The Official Gazette

By region

Region APNU-AFC PPP TUF URP IP NIP Hare
quota
Total
votes
Total
seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Barima-Waini2,78830.5116,27868.691590.65140.1500.0000.004,5709,1392
Pomeroon-Supenaam7,30631.15116,04568.421490.21270.1270.03170.0711,72623,4512
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara20,91333.93140,48065.6821040.17540.09440.07330.0520,54361,6283
Demerara-Mahaica113,85661.62470,20338.0032720.151200.062040.111110.0626,395184,7667
Mahaica-Berbice13,41644.44116,64455.141500.17350.12150.05270.0915,09430,1872
East Berbice-Corentyne22,10335.66139,61063.9021250.20720.12340.05470.0820,66461,9913
Cuyuni-Mazaruni4,59959.0912,98138.3011712.20130.1700.00190.243,8927,7832
Potaro-Siparuni1,83749.1611,83649.130481.28160.4300.0000.003,7373,7371
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo3,59237.6305,79460.7011311.37290.3000.0000.009,5469,5461
Upper Demerara-Berbice16,79185.0522,78514.110900.46380.19380.1900.009,87119,7422
National assembly top up207,20150.3020202,65649.19201,0990.274180.103420.082540.066,338411,97040
Source: GECOM Guyana Election Law

Regional assemblies

Region APNUAFC PPP TUF URP HTNTP OVP Total
votes
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Barima-Waini2,73029.936,29569.02961.059,121
Pomeroon-Supenaam7,23130.9116,04068.56520.22720.31-23,395
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara20,82433.8340,46565.741180.191490.2461,556
Demerara-Mahaica112,36661.0870,09538.053830.025080.284170.232920.16183,954
Mahaica-Berbice13,35244.3416,62255.20580.19790.2630,111
East Berbice-Corentyne21,95335.5239,52363.941350.222030.3361,813
Cuyuni-Mazaruni4,53358.552,97338.401782.30590.757,742
Potaro-Siparuni1,79148.211,83749.45481.27391.083,715
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo3,55337.315,76460.531401.47660.699,523
Upper Demerara-Berbice16,67184.852,76314.061080.551060.5419,648
Total205,00449.93202,37749.261,3160.321,2810.314180.102940.07410,578
Source: GECOM

Notes

  1. Bharrat Jagdeo was the leader of the PPP at the time of the elections, but Ramotar was chosen as the party's presidential candidate as Jagdeo was ineleigible to serve a third term as President of Guyana
  2. Combined result of the APNU and AFC, which ran separately

References

  1. "Ramotar sets May 11 for elections". Stabroek News. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. Neil Marks, Guyana swears in new president after multiracial bloc wins vote Reuters, 16 May 2015
  3. Guyana waits for election results Miami Herald, 11 May 2015
  4. Guyana votes in general election BBC News, 12 May 2015
  5. Electoral system IPU
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