While acknowledging that the proposed amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) are a start in the process of electoral reform, civil society group ERG is contending that the proposal to divide Region Four – Guyana’s largest electoral district – into sub-districts is provocative and unjustified.
The Electoral Reform Group (ERG) made its position known in its recent submission to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance.
One of the major changes the government proposes is the division of Region Four, the country’s largest electoral district, into four sub-districts – East Bank Demerara, East Coast Demerara, North Georgetown and South Georgetown – effectively adding a new section to Section 6 of RoPA, which deals with polling districts and divisions.