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2001 Guyanese General Election
General elections were held in Guyana on 19 March 2001. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p363 The result was a victory for the People's Progressive Party, which won 34 of the 65 seats. Voter turnout was 91.7%. Electoral system Under the new electoral law adopted in February 2001, the 65 members of the National Assembly were elected by closed list proportional representation in two groups; 25 members were elected from the 10 electoral districts based on the regions, and 40 elected from a single nationwide constituency. Seats were allocated using the Hare quota.Co-operative Republic of Guyana: Legislative Elections of 28 August 2006
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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 ...
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People's National Congress (Guyana)
The People's National Congress Reform is a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in Guyana led by Aubrey Norton. The party currently holds 31 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly. In Guyana's ethnically divided political landscape, the PNCR is a multi-ethnic organization supported primarily by Afro-Guyanese people. It is the main component of the A Partnership for National Unity coalition. History The PNC was formed in 1957 by the faction of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) led by Forbes Burnham that had lost the general elections earlier in the year. In 1959 it absorbed the United Democratic Party. The PNC won 11 seats in the 1961 elections, which saw the PPP win a majority. In the 1964 elections the PNC won 22 of the 53 seats and despite receiving fewer votes than the PPP, it was able to form the government in coalition with the United Force, Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p 354 with Burnham b ...
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2001 In Guyana
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2001 Elections In South America
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by  2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following  0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is ...
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Keith Scott (politician)
Keith Scott may refer to: * Keith Scott (voice actor) (born 1953), Australian voice actor, impressionist and animation historian * Keith Scott (musician) (born 1954), Canadian guitar player * Keith Scott (footballer) (born 1967), former professional footballer * Keith Scott (One Tree Hill) '' One Tree Hill'' is an American television series created by Mark Schwahn for The WB in 2003. After its third season, The WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which then became the broadcaster for the show in the United States. Schwahn served ..., character on the American TV series * Keith Lamont Scott (1973–2016), an African-American fatally shot by police in 2016 in North Carolina {{hndis, Scott, Keith ...
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National Front Alliance
The National Front Alliance is a political party in Guyana. History The party was formed on 1 December 2000 as a merger of the Guyana Democratic Party, the National Democratic Movement, the National Republican Party and the People United Party, although the GDP and PUP later withdrew. It first contested national elections in 2001, Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp365 when it received just 417 votes and failed to win a seat. For the 2006 elections it was part of the People's National Congress–Reform coalition. Prior to the 2011 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2011. * Local electoral calendar 2011 * National electoral calendar 2011 * 2011 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 2011 Beninese presidential election * 2011 Beninese parliamentary ... it joined the A Partnership for National Unity alliance,Commonwealth Secretariat (2012)l. ''Guyana National and Regional Elections: 28 Novembe ...
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Asgar Ally
Asgar Ally is a former Guyanese politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1995. He was deputy governor of the Bank of Jamaica prior to returning to Guyana to serve as minister of finance. He resigned as minister of finance in May 1995 over "political and policy differences" with President Jagan. Soon after, Ally founded the Guyana Democratic Party, and in July 1996 announced that he would run for president in the 1997 elections. He ran with a coalition of Guyanese Action for Reform and Democracy (GUARD) and the 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 me ... (GLP), but it disbanded after the election. Ally re-aligned with Jagan and the PPP/C joining again to pledge his support during the 2011 elections. References Living people ...
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Guyana Democratic Party
The Guyana Democratic Party was a political party in Guyana. History The party was established by Asgar Ally in 1996.''Europa World Year 2004'', Taylor & Francis, p1986 In the general elections the following year it received 0.6% of the vote and failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p366-368 In 2000 it merged into the National Front Alliance but later withdrew. In the 2001 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2001. Africa * 2001 Beninese presidential election * 2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 2001 Cape Verdean presidential election * 2001 Chadian presidential election * 2001 Gabonese legislative ... its share of the vote fell to 0.3% and it remained without parliamentary representation. References Defunct political parties in Guyana Political parties established in 1996 1996 establishments in Guyana {{Guyana-party-stub ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Manzoor Nadir
Manzoor Nadir (14 November 1955) is a Guyanese politician and Speaker of the National Assembly. Nadir was the Guyanese Minister of Labour and party leader of The United Force between 2001 and 2011. Biography Mazoon Nadir was born in Albouystown, Georgetown on 14 November 1955. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Manchester, and the Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta. Nadir is an economist by profession. Nadir was first elected to the National Assembly in 1992. Nadir served as the Minister of Labour from 2001 until 2011. Nadir became the party leader of The United Force The United Force is a conservative and economically liberal political party in Guyana. It currently has no representation in the National Assembly and is led by Marissa Nadir. History Established on 5 October 1960 by Peter D'Aguiar, and was init ... in 2001 and served until 2011. On 1 September 2020, Nadir was elected Speaker of the National Assembly witho ...
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The United Force
The United Force is a conservative and economically liberal political party in Guyana. It currently has no representation in the National Assembly and is led by Marissa Nadir. History Established on 5 October 1960 by Peter D'Aguiar, and was initially backed by Indian leaders of the Manpower Citizens' Association (MPCA) and some Portuguese businessmen. It drew support from the Portuguese community, but also sought to establish a support based amongst the Amerindian population, convincing Amerindian MP Stephen Campbell to join the party.Politics…TUF’s trek into history
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The party first contested national elections in