2015 Guyanese general election explained

Country:Guyana
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2011 Guyanese general election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2020 Guyanese general election
Next Year:2020
Majority Seats:33
Election Date:11 May 2015
Image1:David Arthur Granger (21605566518) (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:David A. Granger
Colour1:24BB04
Party1:PNCR
Alliance1:APNU+AFC
Last Election1:51.14%, 33 seats
Seats1:33
Popular Vote1:207,201
Percentage1:50.29%
Swing1:0.85pp
Candidate2:Donald Ramotar
Party2:People's Progressive Party/Civic
Alliance2:None
Last Election2:48.60%, 32 seats
Seats2:32
Popular Vote2:202,656
Percentage2:49.20%
Swing2:0.59pp
President
Posttitle:Elected President
Before Election:Donald Ramotar
Before Party:PPP/C
After Election:David A. Granger
After Party:PNCR

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. 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.[1]

Background

Early elections were called as a result of a stand-off between President Donald Ramotar and the National Assembly;[2] 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.[3] Ramotar announced the election date on 20 January 2015.[4]

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

By region

RegionAPNU+AFCPPP/CTUFURPIPNIPHare
quota
Total
votes
Total
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%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 Demerara20,91233.93140,48065.6821020.17560.09470.08320.0520,54361,6293
Demerara-Mahaica113,85661.61470,24138.0132560.141300.072030.111200.0626,395184,8067
Mahaica-Berbice13,41644.44116,64455.141490.16360.12150.05270.0915,09430,1872
East Berbice-Corentyne22,10335.65139,61063.9021250.20730.12340.05470.0820,66461,9923
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 up207,20150.2920202,65649.20201,0990.264180.103420.082540.066,338411,97040
align=left colspan=20Source: GECOM Official Gazette

Regional assemblies

RegionAPNU+AFCPPP/CTUFURPHTNTPOVPTotal
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
16,67184.852,76314.061080.551060.5419,648
Total205,00449.93202,37749.261,3160.321,2810.314180.102940.07410,578
align=left colspan=21Source: GECOM

External links

Notes and References

  1. Neil Marks, Guyana swears in new president after multiracial bloc wins vote Reuters, 16 May 2015
  2. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article20713536.html Guyana waits for election results
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-32688776 Guyana votes in general election
  4. News: Ramotar sets May 11 for elections. 20 January 2015. Stabroek News. 6 April 2015.
  5. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2135_B.htm Electoral system
  6. Web site: Guyana : Constitution and politics . 2021-11-16 . 2020-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200916012237/https://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/guyana/constitution-politics . dead .