Alliance for Change (Guyana)

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LeaderNigel Hughes
ChairpersonDavid Patterson
General SecretaryRaphael Trotman
Founded2005
Alliance for Change
LeaderNigel Hughes
ChairpersonDavid Patterson
General SecretaryRaphael Trotman
Founded2005
IdeologyProgressivism
Social liberalism
Multiracialism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Website
www.afcguyana.com

The Alliance for Change (AFC) is a liberal political party in Guyana.

The party was established in 2005 by three MPs who left other parties; Raphael Trotman of the People's National Congress, Khemraj Ramjattan of the People's Progressive Party and Sheila Holder of the Working People's Alliance.[1] Trotman became the leader of the party.

In the 2006 elections, the party received 8.1% of the vote, winning six seats. Their vote share increased to 10.3% in the 2011 elections, which saw the party win seven seats.

Prior to the 2015 elections, the AFC formed a joint electoral list with the A Partnership for National Unity alliance. The combined list won 33 seats, allowing PNC/APNU leader David A. Granger to become president.

During the 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis and increased tensions with Venezuela, Alliance For Change called for a ban on Venezuelans with Guyanese citizenship from voting in elections, as well as not granting citizenship to more people from the neighboring country.[2][3]

Election results

Election year Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2006 Raphael Trotman 28,366 8.43
5 / 65
New Increase 3rd PPP/C
2011 Khemraj Ramjattan 35,333 10.32
7 / 65
Increase 2 Steady 3rd PPP/C minority
2015 David A. Granger As part of APNU+AFC
33 / 65
Increase 26 Increase 1st APNU+AFC
2020 As part of APNU+AFC
9 / 65
Decrease 24 Decrease 3rd PPP/C
2025 Nigel Hughes 3,610 0.82
0 / 65
Decrease 9 Decrease 5th Extra-parliamentary

Elected representatives

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