General elections were held in Guyana on 28 August 2006. They were initially scheduled for 4 August, but were moved to 28 August after President Jagdeo dissolved the National Assembly on 2 May.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), which won 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.
The 65 members of the National Assembly were elected by closed listproportional representation in two groups; 25 members were elected from the 10 electoral districts based on the regions, and 40 elected from a single nationwide constituency.[2] Seats were allocated using the Hare quota.
The President was elected by a first-past-the-postdouble 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.[2]
There were a total of 1999 polling places, open from 06:00 to 18:00,[3] and election day was declared a national holiday to encourage voter turnout.[4]
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The PPP/C of incumbentPresidentBharrat Jagdeo was ahead in the opinion polls and was expected to keep its majority in the National Assembly.[5] The main campaign topics were crime, drugs and the economy.[4]
Conductedit
Observation teams from the Organization of American States (OAS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Commonwealth Observer Group, and the Carter Center attended the elections. Troops patrolled the streets in order to prevent violence.[5]
By virtue of being the leader of the party winning the most seats, PPP/C leader Bharrat Jagdeo was re-elected as President. He was sworn in on 9 September.[4] The National Assembly met for the first time on 28 September, with Ralph Ramkarran re-elected as Speaker.[4]
Referencesedit
^Guyana General Election Results 2006 Caribbean Elections
^ abCo-operative Republic of Guyana: Legislative Elections of 28 August 2006 Psephos
^Guyana New and Information - Election 2006 Guyana.org
^ abMarkey, Patrick (2006-08-29). "Guyana's Jagdeo set to win poll". The Irish Times. p. 7.
January 01, 1970
2006, guyanese, general, election, general, elections, were, held, guyana, august, 2006, they, were, initially, scheduled, august, were, moved, august, after, president, jagdeo, dissolved, national, assembly, result, victory, ruling, people, progressive, party. General elections were held in Guyana on 28 August 2006 They were initially scheduled for 4 August but were moved to 28 August after President Jagdeo dissolved the National Assembly on 2 May 1 The result was a victory for the ruling People s Progressive Party Civic PPP C which won 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly 2006 Guyanese general election 2001 28 August 2006 2011 All 65 seats in the National Assembly33 seats needed for a majorityRegistered492 369Turnout69 34 First party Second party Third party Candidate Bharrat Jagdeo Robert Corbin Raphael Trotman Party PPP C PNCR 1G AFC Seats won 36 22 5 Seat change 2 5 5 Popular vote 183 887 114 608 28 366 Percentage 54 67 34 07 8 43 Swing 1 71pp 7 76pp New Fourth party Fifth party Candidate Chandra N Sharma Manzoor Nadir Party GAP ROAR TUF Seats won 1 1 Seat change 2 Popular vote 4 249 2 694 Percentage 1 26 0 80 Swing 2 05pp 0 07ppResults by districtPresident before election Bharrat Jagdeo PPP C Elected President Bharrat Jagdeo PPP C Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Campaign 3 Conduct 4 Results 4 1 Elected members 5 Aftermath 6 ReferencesElectoral system editThe 65 members of the National Assembly were elected by closed list proportional representation in two groups 25 members were elected from the 10 electoral districts based on the regions and 40 elected from a single nationwide constituency 2 Seats were allocated using the Hare quota 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 2 There were a total of 1999 polling places open from 06 00 to 18 00 3 and election day was declared a national holiday to encourage voter turnout 4 Campaign editThe PPP C of incumbent President Bharrat Jagdeo was ahead in the opinion polls and was expected to keep its majority in the National Assembly 5 The main campaign topics were crime drugs and the economy 4 Conduct editObservation teams from the Organization of American States OAS the Caribbean Community CARICOM the Commonwealth Observer Group and the Carter Center attended the elections Troops patrolled the streets in order to prevent violence 5 Results editPartyPresidentialcandidateVotes SeatsConstituencyTop upTotal People s Progressive Party CivicBharrat Jagdeo183 88754 67152136 2People s National Congress Reform One GuyanaRobert Corbin114 60834 0791322 5Alliance for ChangeRaphael Trotman28 3668 43145NewGuyana Action Party ROARChandra N Sharma4 2491 26011 2The United ForceManzoor Nadir2 6940 80011 1Justice for All PartyPaul Hardy2 5710 760000Total336 375100 002540650Valid votes336 37598 52Invalid blank votes5 0511 48Total votes341 426100 00Registered voters turnout492 36969 34Source EAB Guyana News and Information Elected members edit Alliance for Change Guyana Action Party ROAR People s National Congress Reform People s Progressive Party Civic The United Force Raphael Trotman Kehmraj Ramjattan Sheila Holder David Patterson Everall Franklin Anna Ally Deborah Backer Lance Carberry Robert Corbin Volda Lawrence James McAllister Winston Murray George Norton Clarissa Riehl Keith Scott Africo Selmon Friendship Anthony Vieria Basil Williams Irfaan Ali Frank Anthony Shaik Baksh Brindley Benn Indranie Chandarpal Desrey Fox Henry Jeffrey Kellawan Lall Odinga Lumumba Moses Nagamootoo Mohabir Nandall Harry Nawbatt Haripersaud Nokta Maniram Prashad Donald Ramotar Beri Ramsaran Clement Rohee Philomena Sahoye Shury Dharamkumar Seeraj Gail Teixeira Jennifer Webster Manzoor Nadir Source The Official GazetteAftermath editBy virtue of being the leader of the party winning the most seats PPP C leader Bharrat Jagdeo was re elected as President He was sworn in on 9 September 4 The National Assembly met for the first time on 28 September with Ralph Ramkarran re elected as Speaker 4 References edit Guyana General Election Results 2006 Caribbean Elections a b Co operative Republic of Guyana Legislative Elections of 28 August 2006 Psephos Guyana New and Information Election 2006 Guyana org a b c d Elections in 2006 IPU a b Markey Patrick 2006 08 29 Guyana s Jagdeo set to win poll The Irish Times p 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 Guyanese general election amp oldid 1158252184, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
