Early general elections were held in Guyana on 11 May 2015, alongside regional elections as a result of President Donald Ramotar proroguing the National Assembly.^[1] The result was a victory for the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) alliance, which won 33 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly. Following the elections, APNU leader David A. Granger was sworn in as president on 16 May 2015.^[2]

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2015 Guyanese general election

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All 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Candidate David A. Granger Donald Ramotar[lower-alpha 1] Party PNCR PPP/C Alliance APNU+AFC None Last election 51.14%, 33 seats[lower-alpha 2] 48.60%, 32 seats Seats won 33 32 Seat change Popular vote 207,201 202,656 Percentage 50.29% 49.20% Swing 0.85pp 0.59pp
President before election Donald Ramotar PPP/C Elected President David A. Granger PNCR

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Early elections were called as a result of a stand-off between President Donald Ramotar and the National Assembly;^[3] after the President had defied spending cuts imposed by the National Assembly, the legislature called for a motion of no confidence. Ramotar subsequently suspended the National Assembly in November 2014 and dissolved it three months later.^[4] Ramotar announced the election date on 20 January 2015.^[1]

The 65 elected members of the National Assembly were elected using closed list proportional representation from a single nationwide 40-seat constituency and 10 sub-national constituencies with a total of 25 seats. Seats are allocated using the Hare quota.^[5]

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.^[6]