National Assembly | |
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| 12th Parliament of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 65 |
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Political groups | Government
Other opposition |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation | |
Last election | 2 March 2020 |
Next election | 2025 |
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| Parliament Building Georgetown, Guyana | |
| Website | |
| National Assembly | |
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| Constitution |
 Guyana portal |
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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.[3] 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).[4]
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 original or casting vote, the constitution stipulates that the question does not pass or carry.[5] The members also elect a deputy speaker from among their membership.[6]
- ^ "Nadir promises to be fair, impartial as Speaker". Newsroom Guyana. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Norton is new Opposition Leader". Guyana Chronicle. 14 April 2022.
- ^ Constitution 2012, p. 44.
- ^ Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), http://www.gecom.org.gy/faq.html Archived 8 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Constitution 2012, p. 139.
- ^ Constitution 2012, p. 46.