Guyana

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The National Assembly is the parliament of Guyana. It has 65 members, 53 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation and 12 members delegated by local government councils. The President is elected for a five-year term on the basis of the parliamentary elections.

Hari Narayen Ramkarran was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana in 2001, re-elected on September 28, 2006.

[edit] See also

• List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Guyana

[edit] Latest elections

e • d Summary of the 28 August 2006 National Assembly of Guyana election results

Alliances and Parties	National			Regional			Σ	+/–
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
People's Progressive Party–Civic	183,867	54.6	21	182,156	54.0	15	36	+2
People's National Congress–Reform	114,608	34.0	13	114,283	34.0	9	22	–6
Alliance for Change	28,366	8.4	4	27,397	8.1	1	5	+5
Guyana Action Party–Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana	4,249	1.2	1	4,588	1.3	—	1	–2
The United Force	2,694	0.8	1	2,903	0.9	—	1	±0
Justice for All People	2,571	0.8	—	3,436	1.0	—	0	±0
Others				495	0.1	0	0	±0
Total (Turnout 68.82%)	336,375	100.0	40	335,258	100.0	25	65
Sources: Adam Carr's Election Archive, Inter-Parliamentary Union

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