Early general elections were held in Guyana on 11 May 2015, alongside regional elections as a result of President Donald Ramotar proroguing the National Assembly. The result was a victory for the Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) alliance, which won 33 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly. Following the elections, APNU leader David A. Granger was sworn in as president on 16 May 2015.Neil Marks, Guyana swears in new president after multiracial bloc wins vote Reuters, 16 May 2015

Background Early elections were called as a result of a stand-off between President Donald Ramotar and the National Assembly;Guyana waits for election results Miami Herald, 11 May 2015 after the President had defied spending cuts imposed by the National Assembly, the legislature called for a motion of no confidence. Ramotar subsequently suspended the National Assembly in November 2014 and dissolved it three months later.Guyana votes in general election BBC News, 12 May 2015 Ramotar announced the election date on 20 January 2015.

Electoral system The 65 elected members of the National Assembly were elected using closed list proportional representation from a single nationwide 40-seat constituency and 10 sub-national constituencies with a total of 25 seats. Seats are allocated using the Hare quota.Electoral system IPU

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 National Assembly

List of elected MPs NamePartyCoalitionAllianceConstituencyAdrian Venkatasuma Anamayah PPP/C-- National Top-UpAfrico Archibald Selman PPP/C-- National Top-UpAlister Saturnius Charlie PPP/C-- IX-Upper Takutu-Upper EssequiboAmna Ally PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCNational Top-UpAnnette Natasha Ferguson PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCNational Top-UpAudwin Andrew Rutherford AFC-APNU+AFCNational Top-UpBasil Williams PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFC IV-Demerara-MahaicaBharrat Jagdeo PPP/C-- National Top-UpBheri Sygmond Ramsaran PPP/C-- National Top-UpCarl Barrington Greenidge PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFC National Top-UpCarnel Damon PPP/C-- II-Pomeroon-SupenaamCatherine Andrea Hughes AFC-APNU+AFC National Top-UpCharles Shiva Ramson PPP/C-- National Top-UpCharrandas Persaud AFC-APNU+AFCNational Top-UpClement James Rohee PPP/C-- National Top-UpClive Ramesh Jagan PPP/C-- National Top-UpCollin David Croal PPP/C-- IBarima-WainiDavid Anthony Patterson AFC-APNU+AFC National Top-UpDawn Hastings-Williams PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFC VII-Cuyuni-MazaruniDharamkumar Seeraj PPP/C-- National Top-UpFrank Christopher Stanislaus Anthony PPP/C-- National Top-UpGail Teixeira PPP/C-- National Top-UpGanga Persaud PPP/C-- National Top-UpGeorge Aubrey Norton PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCNational Top-UpGillian Rosemarie Persaud PPP/C-- IV-Mahaica-BerbiceHans Dominic Gaskin AFC-APNU+AFCNational Top-UpHarry Gill PPP/C-- National Top-UpHemraj Bernard Rajkumar PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFC II-Pomeroon-SupenaamIndranie Chandarpal PPP/C-- National Top-UpJaipaul Sharma JFAPAPNUAPNU+AFC IV-Mahaica-BerbiceJennifer Janet Wade PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFC V-Mahaica-BerbiceJennifer Reginalda Ann Westford PPP/C-- VII-Cuyuni-MazaruniJermaine Adrian Figueira PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFC X-Upper Demerara-BerbiceJoseph Frederick Harmon PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCNational Top-UpJoseph Linden Fitzclarence Hamilton PPP/C-- National Top-UpJuan Anthony Edghill PPP/C-- National Top-UpKaren Roslyn Vanessa Cummings PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCNational Top-UpKhemraj Ramjattan AFC-APNU+AFCNational Top-UpKomal Nandlall Chand PPP/C-- III-Essequibo Islands-West DemeraraMichael Carrington PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCNational Top-UpMohabir Anil Nandlall PPP/C-- IV-Demerara-MahaicaMohamed Irfaan Ali PPP/C-- III-Essequibo Islands-West DemeraraMoses Veerasammy Nagamootoo AFC-APNU+AFCNational Top-UpNeend Kumar PPP/C-- IV-Demerara-MahaicaNicolette Odella Henry PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCNational Top-UpNigel Deonarine Dharamlall PPP/C-- National Top-UpNoel Leroy Holder AFC-APNU+AFC National Top-UpOdinga Lumumba PPP/C-- National Top-UpPauline Rose Ann Campbell-Sukhai PPP/C-- National Top-UpPriya Devi Manickchand PPP/C-- V-Mahaica-BerbiceRajcoomarie Gloria Bancroft AFC-APNU+AFCVIII- Potaro-SiparuniRaphael Gregory Conwright Trotman AFC-APNU+AFCNational Top-UpRichard Version Allen PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFC I-Barima-WainiRonald Azam Bulkan PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFC National Top-UpRupert Roopnaraine WPAAPNUAPNU+AFC National Top-UpSimona Judie Charles Broomes PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCNational Top-UpValarie Kaloo Garrido-Lowe AFC-APNU+AFCX-Upper Demerara-BerbiceValerie Rosanne Patterson-Yearwood PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCX-Upper Demerara-BerbiceVindhya Vasini Harshkumari Persaud PPP/C-- National Top-UpVishwa Deva Budhram Mahadeo PPP/C-- VI-East Berbice-CorentyneVolda Ann Lawrence PNCRAPNUAPNU+AFCIV-Demerara-MahaicaWinston da Costa Jordan AFC-APNU+AFCNational Top-UpYvonne Fredericks-Pearson PPP/C-- National Top-UpZulfikar Mustapha PPP/C--VI-East Berbice-CorentyneSource: National Assembly - The Official Gazette

By region RegionAPNU+AFCPPP/CTUFURPIPNIPHarequotaTotalvotesTotalseatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Barima-Waini2,78830.5116,27868.691590.65140.1500.0000.004,5709,1392Pomeroon-Supenaam7,30631.15116,04568.421490.21270.1270.03170.0711,72623,4512Essequibo Islands-West Demerara20,91233.93140,48065.6821020.17560.09470.08320.0520,54361,6293Demerara-Mahaica113,85661.61470,24138.0132560.141300.072030.111200.0626,395184,8067Mahaica-Berbice13,41644.44116,64455.141490.16360.12150.05270.0915,09430,1872East Berbice-Corentyne22,10335.65139,61063.9021250.20730.12340.05470.0820,66461,9923Cuyuni-Mazaruni4,59959.0912,98138.3011712.20130.1700.00190.243,8927,7832Potaro-Siparuni1,83749.1611,83649.130481.28160.4300.0000.003,7373,7371Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo3,59237.6305,79460.7011311.37290.3000.0000.009,5469,5461Upper Demerara-Berbice16,79185.0522,78514.110900.46380.19380.1900.009,87119,7422National assembly top up207,20150.2920202,65649.20201,0990.264180.103420.082540.066,338411,97040Source: GECOM Official Gazette

Regional assemblies RegionAPNU+AFCPPP/CTUFURPHTNTPOVPTotalvotesVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Barima-Waini2,73029.936,29569.02961.05––––––9,121Pomeroon-Supenaam7,23130.9116,04068.56520.22720.31–––-23,395Essequibo Islands-West Demerara20,82433.8340,46565.741180.191490.24––––61,556Demerara-Mahaica112,36661.0870,09538.053830.025080.284170.232920.16183,954Mahaica-Berbice13,35244.3416,62255.20580.19790.26––––30,111East Berbice-Corentyne21,95335.5239,52363.941350.222030.33––––61,813Cuyuni-Mazaruni4,53358.552,97338.401782.30590.75––––7,742Potaro-Siparuni1,79148.211,83749.45481.27391.08––––3,715Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo3,55337.315,76460.531401.47660.69––––9,52316,67184.852,76314.061080.551060.54––––19,648Total205,00449.93202,37749.261,3160.321,2810.314180.102940.07410,578Source: GECOM

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External links Guyana Elections Commission