Despite losing its bid for the township of Linden, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has made inroads in the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) stronghold.
The Guyana Elections Commission’s official declaration of results yesterday showed that the PPP/C secured an increase of 2,000 votes when compared to 2018, where it only received 402 votes. Despite this, APNU also moved up sharply as they secured 8,002 votes, an increase of 4,396 from 2018.
The high number of votes is a clear indication that the voters were more motivated than in 2018 when a total of 5,132 was recorded at the polls.
In relation to seats, the PPP has secured two seats on the proportional representation list while APNU fortified itself with 14 seats including all eight of constituency seats in the First-Past-the-Post system. This year, the PPP/C lost the constituency seat it held in 2018. From the official elections, PPP/C candidates who battled for their constituency were easily beaten by candidates fielded by APNU.
The popularity of former Regional Chairman Solomon Sharma and longtime party activist Vanessa Kissoon also seemed to have aided APNU’s victory.
PPP/C candidate for constituency 5, (Silvertown, Green Valley, Half Mile, Canvas City & West Watooka) Sherry James was unable to fend off Kwesi James, her APNU challenger despite being a councillor on the municipality. The voting went 370 to 1040.
