General elections were held in

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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
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(PPP/C), which won 36 of the 65 seats in the

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Electoral system

The 65 members of the National Assembly were elected by

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in two groups; 25 members were elected from the 10 electoral districts based on the

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, 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

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. The

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was elected by a

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double simultaneous vote Double simultaneous vote (DSV) is an electoral system in which multiple offices – such as the president and members of a legislature – are elected through a single vote cast for a party. It can be combined with other electoral systems; in Ur ...

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

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was ahead in the opinion polls and was expected to keep its majority in the National Assembly. The main campaign topics were crime, drugs and the economy.Elections in 2006
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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

Elected members

Aftermath

By virtue of being the leader of the party winning the most seats, PPP/C leader

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

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