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]
This would be the last free election held in what would eventually become Guyana until 1992.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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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 |
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