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 Congress243,80370.137+7
People's Progressive Party92,37426.614-5
Liberator Party-United Force9,5802.82-2
People's Democratic Movement2,0530.60New
Invalid/blank votes1,780
Total349,590100530
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p355-359