Guyana - 01/01/2025

Single House:
• The total number of women on each party’s national top-up list shall be at least 1/3 of the total number of persons on that list. (Representation of the People Act, section 11B(5))
• The total number of women on any party’s lists for geographical constituencies shall be at least 1/3 of the total number of persons on those lists for the geographical constituencies in which that party is contesting. (Representation of the People Act, section 11B(6))
• There shall be no more than 20% of the number of geographical constituencies in which a party is contesting for, in which the party’s geographical constituency list contains no women. (Representation of the People Act, section 11B(7))
• The order in which a party states the names of candidates on its lists shall be as the party deems fits. (Representation of the People Act, section 11B(9))
• If it appears to the Commission that a list of candidates is defective, that is to say, that the list or its submission does not comply in all respects with the requirements of section 11B, the Chief Election Officer shall, not later than the 30th day before election day, so inform the representative and the deputy representative of the list, specifying the defects. The representative and deputy representatives of a list of candidates may submit to the Chief Election Officer corrections of any defects on the list. If it appears to the Commission that a list is not defective or that defects in it have been cured by corrections, they shall approve it. If it appears to the commission that a defective list has not been so corrected, they shall refuse to approve it. (Representation of the People Act, sections 14, 15 and 17(2))