Guyanese general election, 2006

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General elections were held in Guyana on 28 August 2006. The result was a victory for the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP), which won 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.

Campaign

The PPP of incumbent President Bharrat Jagdeo was ahead in the opinion polls and was expected to keep its majority in the National Assembly.^[1] Continued racial tension raged the campaign, as the PPP supported Indo-Guyanese affairs and the PNC supported Afro-Guyanese affairs. Topics in the election included slow economic growth, racial tensions, and relations with Caribbean nations.

Election day was declared a national holiday and troops patrolled the streets in order to prevent violence as had happened in previous elections.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Party	Votes	%	Constituency	Top-up	Total	+/–
People's Progressive Party	183,867	54.6	15	21	36	+2
People's National Congress	114,608	34.0	9	13	22	–6
Alliance for Change	28,366	8.4	1	4	5	New
Guyana Action Party–ROAR	4,249	1.2	0	1	1	–2
The United Force	2,864	0.8	0	1	1	0
Justice for All Party	2,571	0.8	0	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	5,051	–	–	–	–	–
Total	338,839	100	25	40	65	0
Registered voters/turnout	492,369	68.8	–	–	–	–
Source: Adam Carr, IPU

References

1 2 Markey, Patrick (2006-08-29). "Guyana's Jagdeo set to win poll". The Irish Times. p. 7. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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