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May 17, 2015 News
As Guyana’s elections came to a close following five days of waiting, the results have shown that the APNU+AFC coalition earned itself the most votes not only in the General elections but also in the regional.
The coalition managed to narrowly beat out the PPP/C in the Regional elections with 204,981 valid votes. In comparison, PPP/C earned 202,268 votes, a difference of 2,713. The smaller parties managed to accrue 3,329, pushing the overall total to 410,578.
With its Regional win, APNU+AFC now gained 13 of the 25 seats awarded from the National Top-Up list. The PPP/C received 12 seats. No other party gained a seat.
Preliminary results released on Thursday had indicated a 3,176 votes gap between the leading coalition and the PPP/C.
Yesterday’s results showed that this gap had reduced; from 3,176 to 2,713, a difference of 463. It is unclear where the 463 votes surfaced from.
Meanwhile, the coalition’s Regional victory has earned it the Regional Democratic Chair in three regions: Regions Four, Seven and Ten.
Seats allocation
In the Regional elections, the seat allocations were as follows; for Districts 1, 2, 5 and 7, two seats were available in each region and the APNU+AFC and the PPP/C earned a seat in each. This totals 4 seats for each of the parties in the four regions. Two seats were available in District 10 and both of these went to the APNU+AFC. In districts 8 and 9, the coalition and the PPP/C earned one seat respectively.
In district 3, APNU+AFC earned one seat while the PPP/C earned two. This was also the case in District 6.
The largest district was district 4 with 7 seats; here, the APNU+AFC earned 4 seats while the PPP/C earned 3.
Overall, the final allocation saw APNU+AFC gaining 13 seats and the PPP/C 12.
2011 vs. 2015 performance
Though APNU+AFC secured victory in the Regional elections, the opposition parties in 2011 had recorded a better performance. This year, the now combined parties lost four RDC seats in the nation. This year’s performance also saw the two previously separated opposition parties losing the chair of Region 8 to the PPP/C.
In 2011, APNU and AFC had a combined total of 101 RDC seats while the PPP/C had 102. The United Force (TUF) had 2 seats.
However, this year saw the TUF being unable to gain any seats. Instead, the PPP/C managed to pick up not only the TUF’s seats but also 2 more in region 6.
Further, APNU+AFC gained an RDC seat in Region 4 but lost 3 seats in Region 8.
Overall, there was an increase in the total number of valid votes cast in 2015 when compared to the 2011 Regional elections.
In 2011, the nation had cast 343,276 valid votes. This year, GECOM recorded 410,518 valid votes being cast in the regional elections. This increase represents 67,242 votes.
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