Alliance for Change (Guyana)
Alliance for Change | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Nigel Hughes |
| Chairperson | David Patterson |
| General Secretary | Raphael Trotman |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Ideology | Progressivism Social liberalism Multiracialism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Alliance for Change (AFC) is a liberal political party in Guyana.
History
The party was established in 2005 by three MPs who left other parties; Raphael Trotman of the People's National Congress, Khemraj Ramjattan of the People's Progressive Party and Sheila Holder of the Working People's Alliance.[1] Trotman became the leader of the party.
In the 2006 elections, the party received 8.1% of the vote, winning six seats. Their vote share increased to 10.3% in the 2011 elections, which saw the party win seven seats.
Prior to the 2015 elections, the AFC formed a joint electoral list with the A Partnership for National Unity alliance. The combined list won 33 seats, allowing PNC/APNU leader David A. Granger to become president.
During the 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis and increased tensions with Venezuela, Alliance For Change called for a ban on Venezuelans with Guyanese citizenship from voting in elections, as well as not granting citizenship to more people from the neighboring country.[2][3]
Election results
| Election year | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Raphael Trotman | 28,366 | 8.43 | 5 / 65
|
New | 3rd | PPP/C |
| 2011 | Khemraj Ramjattan | 35,333 | 10.32 | 7 / 65
|
2 | 3rd | PPP/C minority |
| 2015 | David A. Granger | As part of APNU+AFC | 33 / 65
|
26 | 1st | APNU+AFC | |
| 2020 | As part of APNU+AFC | 9 / 65
|
24 | 3rd | PPP/C | ||
| 2025 | Nigel Hughes | 3,610 | 0.82 | 0 / 65
|
9 | 5th | Extra-parliamentary |
Elected representatives
| Name | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Catherine Andrea Hughes | IV-Demerara-Mahaica |
| David Anthony Patterson | National Top-Up |
| Deonarine Ramsaroop | IV-Demerara-Mahaica |
| Devin Lynton Sears | X-Upper Demerara-Berbice |
| Haimraj Bernard Rajkumar | National Top-Up |
| Juretha Vanessa Fernandes | National Top-Up |
| Khemraj Ramjattan | National Top-Up |
| Raphael Trotman | National Top-Up |
| Sherod Avery Duncan | National Top-Up |
References
- ^ Stacey-Ann Wilson (2012) Politics of Identity in Small Plural Societies: Guyana, the Fiji Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago, Palgrave Macmillan
- ^ "Oposición guyanesa pide prohibir votar a los venezolanos y no otorgarles más la ciudadanía". Swissinfo. 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "Oposición de Guyana pide prohibir votar a los venezolanos y no otorgarles más la ciudadanía". El Nacional. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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