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National Republican Party (Guyana)
The National Republican Party (NRP) was a right-wing political party in Guyana. History The party was established in 1990 following a split in the United Republican Party. In the 1992 general elections it received just 114 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 contest any further elections, and merged into the 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 Pa ... on 1 December 2000. Guyana Chronicle, 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Guyana
This article lists political parties in Guyana. Guyana has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties. The main schism is not of ideology, but ethnicity; the People's Progressive Party is supported primarily by Indo-Guyanese people, while the People's National Congress is supported primarily by Afro-Guyanese people. The political parties of Guyana Parliamentary parties Non-parliamentary parties * Guyana Democratic Party * Justice for All Party * National Front Alliance * The United Force * United Republican Party See also * Politics of Guyana * List of political parties by country Footnotes {{Americas topic, List of political parties in Guyana Political parties Political parties Guyana 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Republican Party (Guyana)
The United Republican Party (URP) is a political party in Guyana. History The URP was established in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ... by Vishnu Bandhu in March 1985, before being launched in Guyana in November 1987;United Republican Party plans to contest 2015 elections Stabroek News, 7 January 2015 it was formally registered on 26 April 1988. In 1990 it suffered a split when some members left to form the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Guyanese General Election
General elections were held in Guyana on 5 October 1992.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p363 They were the first free and fair elections since 1964.Nohlen, p357 The People's Progressive Party ended the People's National Congress' 28-year rule, winning 28 of the 53 seats and 53.5% of the vote. Voter turnout was 80.4%. 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. 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. Results References {{Guyanese elections Guyana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections ma ...s and political development, he has published several books. IDEA Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Electi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Political Parties In Guyana
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1990 Establishments In Guyana
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Political Parties Established In 1990
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