2015 Guyanese general election
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Early general elections were held in Guyana on 11 May 2015, alongside regional elections as a result of President Donald Ramotar proroguing the National Assembly.[1] The result was a victory for the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) 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]
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11 May 2015
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All 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 585,727 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 71.03% ( 1.89pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by district | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
The President was elected by a first-past-the-post double simultaneous vote system, whereby each list nominated a presidential candidate and the presidential election itself was won by the candidate of the list having a plurality.[6]
Results
National Assembly
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| Party | Presidential candidate | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Constituency | Top-up | Total | +/– | ||||||
| A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change | David A. Granger | 207,200 | 50.29 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 0 | ||
| People's Progressive Party/Civic | Donald Ramotar | 202,694 | 49.20 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 0 | ||
| The United Force | Marissa Nadir | 1,080 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| United Republican Party | Vishnu Brandhu | 432 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Independent Party | Mark Benschop | 344 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| National Independent Party | Saphier Hussain Subedar | 262 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 412,012 | 100.00 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 412,012 | 99.03 | |||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,043 | 0.97 | |||||||
| Total votes | 416,055 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 585,727 | 71.03 | |||||||
| Source: GECOM, The Official Gazette | |||||||||
By region
| Region | APNU+AFC | PPP/C | TUF | URP | IP | NIP | Hare quota |
Total votes |
Total seats | ||||||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||||
| Barima-Waini | 2,788 | 30.51 | 1 | 6,278 | 68.69 | 1 | 59 | 0.65 | 14 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,570 | 9,139 | 2 | ||
| Pomeroon-Supenaam | 7,306 | 31.15 | 1 | 16,045 | 68.42 | 1 | 49 | 0.21 | 27 | 0.12 | 7 | 0.03 | 17 | 0.07 | 11,726 | 23,451 | 2 | ||
| Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | 20,912 | 33.93 | 1 | 40,480 | 65.68 | 2 | 102 | 0.17 | 56 | 0.09 | 47 | 0.08 | 32 | 0.05 | 20,543 | 61,629 | 3 | ||
| Demerara-Mahaica | 113,856 | 61.61 | 4 | 70,241 | 38.01 | 3 | 256 | 0.14 | 130 | 0.07 | 203 | 0.11 | 120 | 0.06 | 26,395 | 184,806 | 7 | ||
| Mahaica-Berbice | 13,416 | 44.44 | 1 | 16,644 | 55.14 | 1 | 49 | 0.16 | 36 | 0.12 | 15 | 0.05 | 27 | 0.09 | 15,094 | 30,187 | 2 | ||
| East Berbice-Corentyne | 22,103 | 35.65 | 1 | 39,610 | 63.90 | 2 | 125 | 0.20 | 73 | 0.12 | 34 | 0.05 | 47 | 0.08 | 20,664 | 61,992 | 3 | ||
| Cuyuni-Mazaruni | 4,599 | 59.09 | 1 | 2,981 | 38.30 | 1 | 171 | 2.20 | 13 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | 0.24 | 3,892 | 7,783 | 2 | ||
| Potaro-Siparuni | 1,837 | 49.16 | 1 | 1,836 | 49.13 | 0 | 48 | 1.28 | 16 | 0.43 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,737 | 3,737 | 1 | ||
| Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo | 3,592 | 37.63 | 0 | 5,794 | 60.70 | 1 | 131 | 1.37 | 29 | 0.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 9,546 | 9,546 | 1 | ||
| Upper Demerara-Berbice | 16,791 | 85.05 | 2 | 2,785 | 14.11 | 0 | 90 | 0.46 | 38 | 0.19 | 38 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.00 | 9,871 | 19,742 | 2 | ||
| National assembly top up | 207,201 | 50.29 | 20 | 202,656 | 49.20 | 20 | 1,099 | 0.26 | 418 | 0.10 | 342 | 0.08 | 254 | 0.06 | 6,338 | 411,970 | 40 | ||
| Source: GECOM Official Gazette | |||||||||||||||||||
Regional assemblies
| Region | APNU+AFC | PPP/C | TUF | URP | HTNTP | OVP | Total votes | |||||||||||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||||||
| 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 | 112,366 | 61.08 | 70,095 | 38.05 | 383 | 0.02 | 508 | 0.28 | 417 | 0.23 | 292 | 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 | 21,953 | 35.52 | 39,523 | 63.94 | 135 | 0.22 | 203 | 0.33 | – | – | – | – | 61,813 | |||||||
| Cuyuni-Mazaruni | 4,533 | 58.55 | 2,973 | 38.40 | 178 | 2.30 | 59 | 0.75 | – | – | – | – | 7,742 | |||||||
| Potaro-Siparuni | 1,791 | 48.21 | 1,837 | 49.45 | 48 | 1.27 | 39 | 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 | 205,004 | 49.93 | 202,377 | 49.26 | 1,316 | 0.32 | 1,281 | 0.31 | 418 | 0.10 | 294 | 0.07 | 410,578 | |||||||
| Source: GECOM | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- Bharrat Jagdeo was the leader of the PPP/C 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
- Combined result of the APNU and AFC, which ran separately