ELECTION WATCH: LOCAL

Lge 2023 Resutls

TOTAL SEATS CONTESTED: 1,220

Neighbourhood Democratic Councils PPP/C : 813

Municipalities PPP/C: 93

MUNICIPALITY OF MABARUMA (REGION 1)

Aubrey Norton rejected by village

T he Local Authority Areas (LAA), Industry/Plaisance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), which is home to APNU Leader, Aubrey Norton, rejected him at the 2023 Local Government Elections, resulting in a win for the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C).

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MUNICIPALITY OF ANNA REGINA (REGION 2)

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MUNICIPALITY OF GEORGETOWN (REGION 4)

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MUNICIPALITY OF NEW AMSTERDAM (REGION 6)

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MUNICIPALITY OF ROSE HALL (REGION 6)

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MUNICIPALITY OF CORRIVERTON (REGION 6)

PPP/C: 12 PPP/C: 15 PPP/C: 11 PPP/C: 6 PPP/C: 11 PPP/C: 13

The PPP/C was able to wrest the Industry/ Plaisance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) from the APNU’s hold, securing the plurality of votes. While the PPP/C and the APNU are tied with nine seats each on the Council, the plurality of votes means that the PPP/C will command the Chair - manship of the area.

The Industry/Plaisance Local Authority Area is one of several APNU strongholds that the PPP/C made significant inroads in.

Notably, both the PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo and Norton voted in the Industry/Plaisance Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC).

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MUNICIPALITY OF BARTICA (REGION 7)

Claims by the leader of the PNCR and Chairman of APNU, Aubrey Norton, that the party “won” a resounding victory at the 2023 Local Government Elections (LGE), were rubbished by former PNCR member and Coalition Parliamentarian, James Bond.

In a statement, he urged his fellow PNCR supporters not to fall prey to claims by the PNCR leadership. “To my fellow PNC supporters if any leader tells you that this LGE was a success for us tell them they are delusional and they are liars. Do not let another leader lie to you. Time to be honest, time to change the culture of politics

“…it is high time we are brave enough to see what’s wrong, find a solution and fix the problem. We are going to change the culture! We are not going to be cowards!”

Norton has downplayed PNC’s results from the elections, despite the fact that the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) won 66 of 80 Local Authority Areas.

Norton caught in a lie on E-Day

Leader of the PNCR and Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton, on Election Day, Monday (June 12, 2023) admitted to the APNU’s failure to field candidates in all 610 constituencies, in the 80 Local Authority Areas (LAAs) across Guyana.

this admission contradicted his earlier comments, Norton responded with a barefaced denial. When questioned by reporters after casting his ballot at the Plaisance Health Centre, Norton said, “I said we will focus on maintaining our strongholds. At no stage did I say we will run in all the constituencies.”

2023, during a news conference, Norton told Guyana that, “We (APNU have submitted (Lists of Candidates) across the country we have submitted in virtually all the NDCs, all the constituencies and all the towns, except I think for Lethem, where there is a problem…we might be shortened like three or

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MUNICIPALITY OF MAHDIA

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MUNICIPALITY OF LETHEM (REGION 9)

PPP/C: 9 PPP/C: 4 PPP/C: 10

MUNICIPALITY OF LINDEN

PPP/C: 2

When pressed on the fact

Notably, on April 20,

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