British Guiana general election, 1964

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General elections were held in British Guiana on 7 December 1964.[1] They were the first held under proportional representation,[2] and saw the People's Progressive Party win 24 of the 53 directly-elected seats. However, the People's National Congress (22 seats) and United Force (7 seats) were able to form a coalition government with a working majority. Despite losing the elections, Prime Minister and PPP leader Cheddi Jagan refused to resign, and had to be removed by Governor Richard Luyt, with Forbes Burnham replacing him.[2] Voter turnout was 97.0%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
People's Progressive Party 109,332 45.8 24
People's National Congress 96,657 40.5 22
United Force 29,612 12.4 7
Justice Party 1,334 0.6 0
Guiana United Muslim Party 1,194 0.5 0
Peace, Equality and Prosperity Party 224 0.1 0
National Labour Front 177 0.1 0
Invalid/blank votes 1,590 – –
Total 240,120 100 53
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ a b Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 9780199283576
  2. ^ a b Nohlen, p355
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