A forensic review of two official vote tally lists released by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the 2025 General and Regional Elections has revealed a significant and unexplained discrepancy of 70,493 votes.
These two lists—both publicly released by GECOM—reflect starkly different total vote counts:
- List A (Blue List): 372,135 total votes
- List B (Alternate List): 442,628 total votes
Mathematical Breakdown:
This means there is a nearly 19% increase in total votes between the two lists—without any explanation, audit trail, or correction notice from GECOM.
Key Forensic Concerns
- Missing or Inflated Votes:
A difference of 70,493 votes in a national election is not a clerical error—it is an electoral crisis. These votes are either:- Missing from one list,
- Illegally added to another,
- Or evidence of serious data tampering or parallel tabulation.
- Lack of Transparency:
GECOM has not publicly explained the existence of two conflicting vote totals, nor provided reconciliation data. The absence of an official clarification is alarming and undermines electoral confidence. - Potential Voter Fraud or Administrative Malfeasance:
Given Guyana’s history of tightly contested elections—where margins of victory are often razor-thin—a swing of over 70,000 votes can distort the outcome and rob the electorate of its democratic will.
Public and International Accountability Needed
In light of these findings:
- GECOM must urgently explain the source of the 70,493-vote difference. Which list is correct? Who authorized the second version? Where is the audit trail?
- International observers, including the Organization of American States (OAS), CARICOM, and the Commonwealth Secretariat, are strongly urged not to certify the 2025 elections as free, fair, or credible unless these discrepancies are fully resolved and publicly accounted for.
- Civil society and political stakeholders must demand an independent forensic audit of all election materials, including ballot boxes, Statements of Poll, tabulation spreadsheets, and digital databases.
Conclusion
This forensic review raises grave concerns about electoral fraud, vote tampering, or administrative incompetence within GECOM. The unexplained 70,493-vote discrepancy—representing nearly one-fifth of the valid votes in the Blue List—casts a long shadow over the legitimacy of the 2025 elections.
In a democracy, every vote must count—and be counted once, accurately, and transparently. GECOM owes the people of Guyana an urgent explanation.
