Guyana

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: The March 2020 elections triggered a lengthy recount of votes and a legal battle (see note) on the election results. Ultimately, the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) which endorsed former housing Minister Irfaan Ali as its presidential candidate, was declared the winner. The PPP/C, which had governed the country between 1992 and 2015, thus regained power, defeating the Partnership for National Unity - Alliance for Change coalition (APNU-AFC) led by President David Granger. Five months after the elections, on 2 August, 40-year-old Ali was sworn in as the new President, stating “There is only one future, and that future requires a united Guyana”.

The 2020 elections were the first to be held after the discovery of oil reserves off Guyana’s coast in May 2015. The government led by APNU-AFC signed a contract with an oil company in 2017. During the 2020 election campaigning, the PPP/C promised to re-negotiate the terms of the contract with the oil company,

Note:

In Guyana, the presidential candidate of the party winning parliamentary elections becomes the President. On 5 March 2020, the election commission declared the APNU-AFC as the winner of the elections, thereby declaring the reelection of President Granger. The PPP/C demanded a vote recount, citing irregularities in the most populous electoral district, Region Four; also echoed by international observers.

On 12 March, the Supreme Court ordered a partial recount. Following domestic and international pressure, on 3 April, the election commission announced the full recount of the votes. The recount results, published on 7 June, gave the victory to PPP/C. The APNU-AFC requested that the entire elections be annulled, citing irregularities during the vote recount. On 22 June, the Appeal Court ruled that only the valid votes could be used to declare the election results. On 23 June, the Chief Elections Officer issued a report giving victory to the APNU-AFC after invalidating over 11,000 votes (nearly a quarter of the total votes cast).

On 9 July, the Caribbean Court of Justice invalidated the 22 June Appeal Court ruling and the Chief Elections Officer’s report. On 30 July, Guyana’s Appeal Court ruled that the results of the vote recount should be used to determine and declare the result of the March general elections, thereby confirming the PPP/C’s victory. The Court also invalidated the Chief Elections Officer’s report.
Number of parties winning seats: 3
Percentage of parties winning seats: 27.3%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 50.8%
Alternation of power after elections: Yes

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)	33
A Partnership for National Unity - Alliance for Change (APNU-AFC)	31
A New and United Guyana (ANUG)-Liberty and Justice Party (LJP)-The New Movement (TNM)	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 42
Number of women elected: 23

Notes:
Note on the distribution of seats:

The statistics above refer to the 65 directly elected members, of whom 23 are women.

In addition, there are two non-elected ministers (including one woman) and the Speaker, who is a non-elected ex officio member of the National Assembly.

As at 10 September 2020, there were 24 women out of 68 members.

On 14 September, two non-elected parliamentary secretaries (one man and one woman) were appointed, bringing the total number of members to 70, of whom 25 are women.
Percentage of women elected: 35.4%
Women Directly Elected: 23
Women in other categories: 2
Sources: Parliament of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (25.08.2020, 10.09.2020, 14.09.2020)

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New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 45
Total number of women after the election: 25
Percentage of women after the election: 35.7%
First-term parliamentarians: 33
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 47.1%
Date of the first session: 01 Sep 2020

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Manzoor Nadir (Male)
Date of birth: 14 Nov 1955
Date of election: 01 Sep 2020

Guyana

National Assembly

Election results

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