| General Elections in Guyana took place on Monday, 11 May 2015. This section
provides information for students, teachers, parents and indeed
everyone on how the electoral system in Guyana works, and how and why
we all should take part in the democratic process. Here
you will also find information on the major political
parties and candidates contesting the election. |
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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. |
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| Head of State |
President elected by simple majority |
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| Head of Government |
Prime Minister appointed by President |
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| Structure of Parliament |
Unicameral National Assembly |
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| Electoral Law |
25 September 1964;
Last amendment: 13.02.2001 |
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| Constituencies |
- 10 geographical constituencies accounting fro 25 seats
- One nation-wide constituency for 40 seats. |
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| Voting System |
The President is elected by simple majority to serve a 5-year term. In the National Assembly, 65 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms, 1 member is elected for the Speaker to serve 5-year terms and 2 members are appointed by the president to serve 5-year terms. |
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| Term of Office |
5 years |
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| Voter Requirements |
- Age: 18 years
- Guyanese or British Commonwealth citizenship
- Domicile and residence in Guyana for a period of at least one year
- Disqualifications: insanity, conviction for election-connected offences, certain government contractors |
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| Candidate Eligibility and Requirements |
- Qualified electors
- Age: 18 years
- Guyanese citizenship
- Ability to speak and read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly
- Ineligibilities: allegiance to a foreign State, death sentence, imprisonment exceeding six months, insanity, certain public officials, members of the armed and police forces, and certain government contractors
- Membership of a political party
- Party list of candidates must be supported by not less than 200 electors
- A third of the candidates nominated must be women |
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| Electoral Authority |
Guyana Elections Commission |
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| Last Elections |
11 May 2015 |
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| Next Elections |
3 March 2020 |
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| Year |
Polling Date |
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Winning Party |
Total Seats |
Voter Turnout |
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Party |
% Votes |
Seats |
| 1953 |
Mon, 27 Apr 1953 |
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People’s Progressive Party |
51.04% |
18 |
24 |
74.77% |
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| 1957 |
Mon, 12 Aug 1957 |
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People’s Progressive Party |
47.51% |
9 |
14 |
55.79% |
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| 1961 |
Mon, 21 Aug 1961 |
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People’s Progressive Party |
42.63% |
20 |
35 |
89.44% |
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| 1964 |
Mon, 07 Dec 1964 |
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People’s Progressive Party |
45.84% |
30 |
53 |
96.98% |
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| 1968 |
Mon, 16 Dec 1968 |
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People’s National Congress |
55.81% |
30 |
53 |
85.42% |
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| 1973 |
Mon, 16 Jul 1973 |
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People’s National Congress |
70.10% |
37 |
53 |
81.00% |
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| 1980 |
Mon, 15 Dec 1980 |
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People’s National Congress |
77.66% |
41 |
53 |
82.31% |
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| 1985 |
Mon, 09 Dec 1985 |
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People’s National Congress |
78.54% |
42 |
53 |
73.83% |
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| 1992 |
Mon, 05 Oct 1992 |
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People’s Progressive Party |
53.45% |
28 |
53 |
80.39% |
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| 1997 |
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 |
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People's Progressive Party/ Civic |
55.26% |
29 |
53 |
88.42% |
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| 2001 |
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 |
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People's Progressive Party/ Civic |
52.96% |
36 |
65 |
91.72% |
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| 2006 |
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 |
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People's Progressive Party/ Civic |
54.67% |
36 |
65 |
69.34% |
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| 2011 |
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 |
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People's Progressive Party/ Civic |
48.60% |
32 |
65 |
72.92% |
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| 2015 |
Mon, 11 May 2015 |
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A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change |
50.29% |
33 |
65 |
72.29% |
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| Key |
| A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC); People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C); Healing the Nation Theocracy Party (HTNTP); Independent Party (IP); National Independent Party (NIP); Organisation for the Victory of the People Party (OVPP); The United Force (TUF); United Republican Party (URP); Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) |
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