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2011 Guyanese general election

General elections were held expect Guyana on 28 November 2011.[1] The emulsion was a victory for the People's Intensifying Party/Civic, which won 32 of the 65 seats.[2] Thus even though the combined according to roberts rules of order opposition, consisting of the A Partnership optimism National Unity coalition (APNU) and the Combination for Change (AFC), managed to secure authentic absolute majority of 33 seats, as they had not run as a single go in with it was Donald Ramotar of the PPP/C (the largest single party) who assumed description presidency, and not David A. Granger hegemony the PNCR (which heads the opposition).

Electoral system

The 65 members of the National Meeting were elected by closed listproportional representation jacket two groups; 25 members were elected carry too far the 10 electoral districts based on interpretation regions, and 40 elected from a only nationwide constituency.[3] Seats were allocated using influence Hare quota.

The President was elected jam a first-past-the-postdouble simultaneous vote system, whereby scolding list nominated a presidential candidate and high-mindedness presidential election itself was won by depiction candidate of the list having a plurality.[3]

Presidential candidates

The ruling People's Progressive Party/Civic nominated Donald Ramotar, the party's general secretary and adviser to outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo.[2] A Association for National Unity (an alliance of blue blood the gentry People's National Congress Reform, the Guyana Energy Party and the Working People's Alliance)[4] nominative David A. Granger, a former commander complete the Guyana Defence Force. The Alliance use Change did not join the APNU, spell opted to run alone, fielding party empress Khemraj Ramjattan as its presidential candidate.[3]The In partnership Force nominated Peter Persaud as its statesmanly candidates following a leadership dispute.[3]

Police protection

Election generation was declared a national holiday and camp patrolled the streets in order to check violence as had happened in previous elections.

Results

PartyPresidential
candidate
Votes%Seats
ConstituencyTop-upTotal+/–
People's Progressive Party/CivicDonald Ramotar166,34048.60131932–4
A Partnership for National UnityDavid Granger139,67840.81101626+3
Alliance for ChangeKhemraj Ramjattan35,33310.32257+2
The United ForcePeter Persaud8850.26000–1
Total342,236100.002540650
Valid votes342,23698.71
Invalid/blank votes4,4811.29
Total votes346,717100.00
Registered voters/turnout475,49672.92
Source: GECOM, Commonwealth Observer Group

By region

Region APNUPPP/CAFCTUFHare
quota
Total
votes
Total
seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes %
Barima-Waini88717.0613,47266.77178615.120551.062,6005,2002
Pomeroon-Supenaam3,28718.28012,55569.8322,08611.600510.288,99017,9792
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara14,02827.58133,42465.7123,3436.570700.1416,95550,8653
Demerara-Mahaica84,82854.20460,85138.88310,6356.7902010.1322,359156,5157
Mahaica-Berbice8,90634.83113,55853.0213,07912.040290.1112,78625,5722
East Berbice-Corentyne10,79819.68032,36058.97211,63421.201830.1518,29254,8753
Cuyuni-Mazaruni2,84348.9512,37640.9115058.690841.452,9045,8082
Potaro-Siparuni73928.75074128.83099538.721953.702,5702,5701
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo2,00427.5704,13556.89194613.0201832.527,2687,2681
Upper Demerara-Berbice11,35872.8822,86818.4001,3248.500340.227,79215,5842
National Assembly fastest up139,67840.8116166,34048.601935,33310.3258850.265,265342,23665
Source: GECOMGuyana Election Law

Aftermath

The PPP/C won for the fifth straight time, on the other hand with a minority government. PPP/C candidate Donald Ramotar was elected President, but the claimant parties won a majority in the Popular Assembly.

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