2006 Guyanese general election

none Guyana parliamentary 2001 Guyanese general election 2001 2011 Guyanese general election 2011 All 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 28 August 2006 492,369 69.34% ( 22.38pp) 130x130px Jagdeo03032007.jpg Bharrat Jagdeo People's Progressive Party/Civic 52.96%, 34 seats 36 183,887 2 54.67% 1.71pp Leader of Opposition Mr. Robert Corbin 2006 (cropped).jpg Robert Corbin PNCR-1G 41.83%, 27 seats 114,608 34.07% 22 5 7.76pp Raphael Trotman (cropped).jpg Raphael Trotman AFC FFA500 Did not exist 28,366 8.43% 5 New New 2006_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 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.Guyana General Election Results 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20200308064943/http://caribbeanelections.com/gy/elections/gy_results_2006.asp 2020-03-08 Caribbean Elections 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. Electoral system 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.Co-operative Republic of Guyana: Legislative Elections of 28 August 2006 Psephos 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. There were a total of 1999 polling places, open from 06:00 to 18:00,Guyana New and Information - Election 2006 Guyana.org and election day was declared a national holiday to encourage voter turnout. Campaign The PPP/C of incumbent President Bharrat Jagdeo was ahead in the opinion polls and was expected to keep its majority in the National Assembly. Patrick Markey Guyana's Jagdeo set to win poll The Irish Times 7 2006-08-29 The main campaign topics were crime, drugs and the economy.Elections in 2006 IPU Conduct 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. Results Presidentialcandidate yes Constituency Top-up Total +/– People's Progressive Party/Civic Bharrat Jagdeo 183887 15 21 36 +2 People's National Congress Reform–One Guyana Robert Corbin 114608 9 13 22 –5 Alliance for Change Raphael Trotman 28366 1 4 5 New Guyana Action Party–ROAR Chandra N. Sharma 4249 0 1 1 –2 The United Force Manzoor Nadir 2694 0 1 1 +1 Justice for All Party Paul Hardy 2571 0 0 0 0 5051 0 492369 EAB, Guyana News and Information Elected members Alliance for ChangeGuyana Action Party–ROARPeople's National Congress ReformPeople's Progressive Party/CivicThe United ForceRaphael Trotman Kehmraj Ramjattan Sheila Holder David PattersonEverall FranklinAnna 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 WilliamsIrfaan 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 WebsterManzoor NadirSource: The Official Gazette Aftermath 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. The National Assembly met for the first time on 28 September, with Ralph Ramkarran re-elected as Speaker. References Category:Elections in Guyana Guyana Category:2006 in Guyana Category:August 2006 in South America