República de Guyana
Republic of Guyana
Sistema Electoral Electoral System
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National Executive
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Composition
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1 President and 1 Prime Minister. The
President may also appoint Vice Presidents to assist him,
at his discretion. (1)
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Election System
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Plurality (2)
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Duration of Term
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Five years (3)
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Term Limits
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Two Terms (4)
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Legislative Branch-National Assembly
(5)
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Composition
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65 members. The National Assembly may
select a Speaker who is not a member of the Parliament.
In this case, the speaker becomes the 66th member of the
Assembly
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Election System
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40 members elected through closed list
proportional representation. in a single national constituency
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25 members elected by closed list proportional
representation in 10 regional district lists
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Duration of Term
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Maximum of five years
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Term Limits
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None
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State / Provincial Executive (6)
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Composition
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10 Regional Democratic Councils each led
by a council chairman
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Election System
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Closed list proportional representation
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Duration of Term
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Maximum of five years and four months;
the President may dissolve the Councils sooner at his discretion.
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Term Limits
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None
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| District magnitude for PR districts? |
Ranges from 1-7 in the 10 geographical districts.
Median district magnitude of 2; mean district magnitude
of 2.5. In the single national district, district magnitude
of 40 (7)
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| Threshold for PR seats |
No
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| Voting legally compulsory? |
No
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| Gender quotas? |
Yes - one third of candidate lists (7)
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| Quotas for minority representation? |
No
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| Is remote voting possible? |
No
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| Concurrent Elections? |
Concurrent election between President, National
Assembly, and Regional Democratic Councils.
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(1) Guyana is a semi-presidential system, like France and Russia.
In the case of Guyana, the President has the greater authority,including
the power to dissolve or summon Parliament. The President appoints
the Prime Minister from among the elected members of the National
Assembly. See the Constitution of Guyana, Articles 70, 99, 102.
(2) The presidential candidates are designated as such by the party lists presented for the parliament. Voting for the parliamentary lists of a party constitutes a vote for that list's presidential candidate. The President is thus not separately elected from the parliamentary representatives; split votes are not possible. Constitution of Guyana, Article 177
(3) Unless Guyana is at war or under a state of emergency, in which case the term may be extended by the president for up to five years, one year at a time. Constitution of Guyana, Article 70
(4) Constitution of Guyana 2003, Article 90
(5) Constitution of Guyana, Article 52 and Guyana Elections Commission
(6) Constitution of Guyana, Article 73 and Guyana's News and Information
(7) Guyana Elections Commission
Sources: Guyana's Constitution, Guyana's Elections Commission, Guyana News and Information