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1997 Guyanese General Election
General elections were held in Guyana on 15 December 1997.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p363 The result was a victory for the People's Progressive Party/Civic, which won 29 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 88.4%. Electoral system The National Assembly had 65 members; 53 elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency, 10 appointed by the Regional Councils elected on the same date as the national members, and 2 appointed by the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs, an umbrella body representing the regional councils. These were the last elections to feature that electoral system, as the electoral law was amended in February 2001 ahead of the elections in March that year. The President was elected by a first-past-the-post double simultaneous vote system, whereby each list nominated a presidential candidate and the presidential election itself was won by the candidate of the list having a plurality. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Guyana
The National Assembly is one of the two components of the Parliament of Guyana. Under Article 51 of the Constitution of Guyana, the Parliament of Guyana consists of the President and the National Assembly. The National Assembly has 65 members elected using the system of proportional representation. Twenty five are elected from the ten geographical constituencies and forty are awarded at the national level on the basis of block votes secured, using the LR-Hare Formula as prescribed by the elections Laws (Amendment) Act 15 of 2000 (Sections 11 and 12). The National Assembly is presided over by the Speaker who may be elected from the members of the National Assembly or from outside the membership. Speakers elected from outside the membership of the National Assembly do not have an original or casting vote. Where a question put before the National Assembly results in the votes by the members being equally divided and the sitting is presided over by a Speaker who does not have an ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyana Labour Party
The Guyana Labour Party (GLP) was a political party in Guyana. History The party was established in 1992 as a breakaway from the Guyanese Action for Reform and Democracy,''Europa World Year'', Taylor & Francis Group, p1986 holding its first meeting on 19 August.The civic legend Stabroek News, 30 April 2009 It did not run in the October 1992 elections, instead advising its supporters to vote for the People's Progressive Party. The party did contest the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bacchus
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Democratic Front (Guyana)
The National Democratic Front (NDF) is a political party in Guyana. History Founded by Joseph Bacchus, the party first contested national elections in 1985, when it received only 156 votes and failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp366-368 In the 1992 elections it received just 68 votes and remained without parliamentary representation. In the 1997 elections it received 105 votes and again failed to win a seat. Prior to the 2011 general elections the party joined the A Partnership for National Unity alliance. APNU The alliance subsequently won 26 of the 53 seats in the National Assembly. In the build up to the |
Saphier Husain
Saphier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Nicole Saphier Nicole Saphier (born January 26, 1982) is an American radiologist and the director of breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Monmouth, New Jersey. She is well known for providing her opinions as a contributor on Fox News, Fox Business, ... (born 1982), American radiologist * Regina Saphier, Hungarian writer {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Independent Party (Guyana)
The National Independent Party is a political party in Guyana led by Saphier Husain Suebedar. History The party was founded by Saphier Husain-Subedar, and contested the 1997 general elections with Shain Hussain as its presidential candidate. However, it received only 258 votes and failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp366-368 The party did not run in the 2001, 2006 or 2011 elections, but returned for the 2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burun ..., in which it received just 262 votes (0.06%). References Political parties in Guyana {{Guyana-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Bless Guyana
God Bless Guyana (GBG) was a political party in Guyana led by Hardat Persaud. Its symbol was a dove carrying a wheat straw. History The party contested the 1997 general elections, but received only 314 votes and failed to win a seat.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp366-368 It attempted to register to run in the 2001 elections, but was disqualified by the Guyana Elections Commission Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ....''Guyana General and Regional Elections, 19 March 2001: The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group'', Commonwealth Secretariat, p15 References Defunct political parties in Guyana {{Guyana-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandra N
Chandra ( sa, चन्द्र, Candra, shining' or 'moon), also known as Soma ( sa, सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions). Etymology and other names The word "Chandra" literally means "bright, shining or glittering" and is used for the "Moon" in Sanskrit and other Indian languages.''Graha Sutras'' by Ernst Wilhelm, published by Kala Occult Publishers p. 51 It is also the name of various other figures in Hindu mythology, including an asura and a Suryavanshi king. It is also a common Indian name and surname. Both male and female name variations exists in many South Asian languages that originate from Sanskrit. Some of the synonyms of Chandra include ''Soma'' (distill), ''Indu'' (bright drop), ''Atrisuta'' (son of Atri), ''Shashin'' or ''Shachin'' (marked by hare), ''Taradhipa'' (lord of stars) and ''Nishakara'' (the ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice For All Party
The Justice for All Party (JFAP) is a political party in Guyana. History The party first contested national elections in 1997, when it received 0.3% of the vote and failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p366-368 In the 2001 elections its share of the vote rose to 0.7%, but it remained without parliamentary representation. In the 2006 elections it received 0.8% of the vote, but again failed to win a seat. The party joined the A Partnership for National Unity alliance for the 2011 elections, with the alliance winning 26 of the 53 seats in the National Assembly. Prior to the 2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burun ... JFAP leader Jaipaul Sharma said that it would contest the elections independently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Green
Hamilton Belal Green (born 9 November 1934) is a Guyanese politician who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Guyana. He is the first and only Muslim Prime Minister of Guyana, along with being the first and only Muslim Prime Minister in the Western Hemisphere. Green is an active trade unionist and active in politics since 1961. He was a member of People's National Congress (PNC) and chosen as one of the five Vice Presidents in the cabinet of Forbes Burnham in October 1980. He also served as the Prime Minister of Guyana from 6 August 1985 to 9 October 1992. He was removed from office in 1992 when free and fair elections were held in Guyana under the direct supervision of President Jimmy Carter. In March 1993, Green sued the People's National Congress for violation of his constitutional rights by expelling him from the party. Following this, he formed his own party, Good and Green Guyana (GGG). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good And Green Guyana
Good and Green Guyana (GGG) was a political party in Guyana. History The party was established in 1994 by former Prime Minister Hamilton Green Hamilton Belal Green (born 9 November 1934) is a Guyanese politician who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Guyana. He is the first and only Muslim Prime Minister of Guyana, along with being the first and only Muslim Prime Minister in the W ... after he was expelled from the People's National Congress,GUYANA-POLITICS: A Party in Search of its Former Glory IPS, 16 July 1996 and was initially named the Forum for Democracy, before becoming Good and Green Georgetown. The 1994 Georgetown City Council elections saw GG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
