Guyanese general election, 1973

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General elections were held in Guyana on 17 July 1973.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 37 of the 53 seats. However, the PNC's victory was the result of fraud as the government had direct control of the elections.[2] Voter turnout was 81.0%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
People's National Congress 243,803 70.1 37 +7
People's Progressive Party 92,374 26.6 14 -5
Liberator Party-United Force 9,580 2.8 2 -2
People's Democratic Movement 2,053 0.6 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 1,780 – – –
Total 349,590 100 53 0
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ a b Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 9780199283576
  2. ^ Nohlen, p355-359
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