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Legislature

Guyana
  • English
    (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and to articles 105, 185 and 186, the National Assembly shall consist of such number of members as shall be determined by the Assembly who shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and, subject thereto, in accordance with any law made by Parliament in that behalf.
    … (Art. 52)

Legislature

Guyana
  • English
    There shall be a Parliament of Guyana, which shall consist of the President and the National Assembly. (Art. 51)

Legislature

Guyana
  • English
    …
    (3) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may make provision -
    (a) …
    (v) for the extraction from the lists and declaration of names of the candidates who have been elected, and for such provision for extraction to take into account the proportion that women form of the electorate;
    …
    (b) …
    (iii) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s list and in all party’s lists taken together;
    (iv) for the minimum number or proportion of female candidates on a party’s lists for geographical constituencies taken individually or together;
    (v) for the maximum percentage or the number of geographical constituencies a party can contest in which its lists contain no female candidate.
    … (Art. 160)

Legislature

Guyana
  • English
    (1) Election of members of the National Assembly shall be by secret ballot.
    (2) Subject to the provisions of article 160(2), such number of members of the National Assembly as determined by the Assembly, shall be elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation prescribed by article 160(1). (Art. 60)

Legislature

Guyana
  • English
    Subject to article 155 (which relates to allegiance, insanity, and other matters) a person shall be qualified for election as a member of the National Assembly if, and shall not be so qualified unless, he or she -
    (a) is a citizen of Guyana of the age of eighteen years or upwards; and
    (b) is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read the English language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to enable him to take an active part in the proceedings of the Assembly. (Art. 53)