Guyanese general election, 1968

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General elections were held in Guyana on 16 December 1968.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 30 of the 53 seats, although the PNC's victory was the result of fraud as the government had direct control of the elections.[2] Voter turnout was 85.1%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
People's National Congress 174,339 55.8 30 +8
People's Progressive Party 113,991 36.5 19 -5
United Force 23,162 7.4 4 -3
Guiana United Muslim Party 899 0.3 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 1,855 – – –
Total 314,246 100 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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