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 APNU–Alliance 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
Leader David A. Granger Donald Ramotar Party PNC PPP Alliance APNU–AFC 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	+/–
APNU–Alliance for Change	207,200	50.29	33	0
People's Progressive Party	202,694	49.20	32	0
The United Force	1,080	0.26	0	0
United Republican Party	432	0.11	0	New
Independent Party	344	0.08	0	New
National Independent Party	262	0.06	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	4,023	–	–	–
Total	416,055	100	65	0
Registered voters/turnout	585,727	71.03	–	–
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-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	20,913	33.93	1	40,480	65.68	2	104	0.17	54	0.09	44	0.07	33	0.05	20,543	61,628	3
Demerara-Mahaica	113,856	61.62	4	70,203	38.00	3	272	0.15	120	0.06	204	0.11	111	0.06	26,395	184,766	7
Mahaica-Berbice	13,416	44.44	1	16,644	55.14	1	50	0.17	35	0.12	15	0.05	27	0.09	15,094	30,187	2
East Berbice-Corentyne	22,103	35.66	1	39,610	63.90	2	125	0.20	72	0.12	34	0.05	47	0.08	20,664	61,991	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	50.30	20	202,656	49.19	20	1,099	0.27	418	0.10	342	0.08	254	0.06	6,338	411,970	40
Source: GECOM Guyana Election Law

Regional assemblies

Region	APNU–AFC		PPP		TUF		URP		HTNTP		OVP		Total votes
	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

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

External links

• Guyana Elections Commission