In Guyana, court dismisses cases alleging electoral system is unconstitutional

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George on Tuesday rejected two constitutional challenges aimed at overturning Guyana’s proportional representation (PR) electoral system, ruling that the cases brought by Christopher Ram and Vishnu Bandhu were “without merit” and failed to demonstrate any breach of the country’s Constitution. Delivering her decision in the High Court, Justice George made it clear that Guyana’s electoral system, long grounded in constitutional reform and legislative clarity, remains lawful and democratic. The Representation of the People Act (ROPA), she ruled, does not violate constitutional provisions—contrary to what the claimants alleged. “The system is part of a carefully balanced representational framework,” the Chief Justice said, highlighting that both the Constitution and ROPA “work in tandem” to shape Guyana’s electoral architecture.
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