2001 Guyanese general election

none gov Guyana parliamentary 1997 Guyanese general election 1997 2006 Guyanese general election 2006 All 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 19 March 2001 440,185 91.72% ( 3.30pp) 130x130px Jagdeo03032007.jpg Bharrat Jagdeo People's Progressive Party/Civic 55.26%, 34 seats 34 220,667 52.96% 2.30pp Desmond_Hoyte.jpg Desmond Hoyte PNC/R 40.55%, 26 seats 165,866 41.83% 27 1 1.28pp 3x4.svg Paul Hardy GAP–WPA FF4500 1.20%, 1 seat 9,451 2.38% 2 1.18pp Manzoor_Nadir_2010_(cropped).jpg Ravi Dev ROAR Did not exist 3,695 0.93% 1 New New 3x4.svg Manzoor Nadir The United Force Did not exist 2,904 0.73% 1 0.76pp 2001_Guyanese_general_election_results_by_region.svg 250px Results by district President Bharrat Jagdeo PPP/C Bharrat Jagdeo PPP/C General elections were held in Guyana on 19 March 2001.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the People's Progressive Party/Civic, which won 34 of the 65 seats. Voter turnout was 91.7%. Electoral system Under the new electoral law adopted in February 2001,IPU Parline the 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. Seats were allocated using the Hare quota.Co-operative Republic of Guyana: Legislative Elections of 28 August 2006 Psephos The pre-2001 arrangement under which 10 seats appointed by the Regional Councils and 2 by the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs (an umbrella body representing the regional councils)"Guyana's new Constitution and the elections of 1980: A case of people's power?", Rajendra Chandisingh was abolished, and thus the entire National Assembly was elected by direct popular vote for the first time since 1973, although all elections from 1968 to 1985 were fraudulent. 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. Results Presidentialcandidate yes Constituency Top-up Total +/– People's Progressive Party/Civic Bharrat Jagdeo 210013 12 22 34 +5 People's National Congress/Reform Desmond Hoyte 165866 12 15 27 +5 Guyana Action Party–Working People's Alliance Paul Hardy 9451 1 1 2 +1 Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana Ravi Dev 3695 0 1 1 New The United Force Manzoor Nadir 2904 0 1 1 0 Justice for All Party Chandra N. Sharma 2825 0 0 0 0 Guyana Democratic Party Asgar Ally 1345 0 0 0 0 National Front Alliance Keith Scott 417 0 0 0 New 7218 0 440185 Psephos, Election Passport, Carter Center References Guyana Category:2001 in Guyana Category:Elections in Guyana Category:March 2001 in South America