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Alliance for Change (Guyana)

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Alliance for Change
LeaderNigel Hughes
ChairpersonDavid Patterson
General SecretaryRaphael Trotman
Founded2005
IdeologyProgressivism
Social liberalism
Multiracialism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Website
www.afcguyana.com

The Alliance for Change (AFC) is a liberal political party in Guyana.

History

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The party was established in 2005 by three MPs who left other parties; Raphael Trotman of the People's National Congress, Khemraj Ramjattan of the People's Progressive Party and Sheila Holder of the Working People's Alliance.[1] Trotman became the leader of the party.

In the 2006 elections, the party received 8.1% of the vote, winning six seats. Their vote share increased to 10.3% in the 2011 elections, which saw the party win seven seats.

Prior to the 2015 elections, the AFC formed a joint electoral list with the A Partnership for National Unity alliance. The combined list won 33 seats, allowing PNC/APNU leader David A. Granger to become president.

During the 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis and increased tensions with Venezuela, Alliance For Change called for a ban on Venezuelans with Guyanese citizenship from voting in elections, as well as not granting citizenship to more people from the neighboring country.[2][3]

Elected representatives

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Name Constituency
Catherine Andrea Hughes IV-Demerara-Mahaica
David Anthony Patterson National Top-Up
Deonarine Ramsaroop IV-Demerara-Mahaica
Devin Lynton Sears X-Upper Demerara-Berbice
Haimraj Bernard Rajkumar National Top-Up
Juretha Vanessa Fernandes National Top-Up
Khemraj Ramjattan National Top-Up
Raphael Trotman National Top-Up
Sherod Avery Duncan National Top-Up

References

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  1. ^ Stacey-Ann Wilson (2012) Politics of Identity in Small Plural Societies: Guyana, the Fiji Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago, Palgrave Macmillan
  2. ^ "Oposición guyanesa pide prohibir votar a los venezolanos y no otorgarles más la ciudadanía". Swissinfo. 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  3. ^ "Oposición de Guyana pide prohibir votar a los venezolanos y no otorgarles más la ciudadanía". El Nacional. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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