Guyanese general election, 1997
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General elections were held in Guyana on 15 December 1997.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Progressive Party, which won 29 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 88.4%.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Progressive Party | 220,667 | 55.3 | 29 | +1 |
| People's National Congress | 161,901 | 40.5 | 22 | -1 |
| United Force | 5,937 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Working People's Alliance-Guyana Labour Party | 4,783 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guyana Democratic Party | 2,528 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Good and Green Guyana | 1,552 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Justice for All Party | 1,265 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| God Bless Guyana | 314 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| National Independent Party | 258 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| National Democratic Front | 105 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,747 | – | – | – |
| Total | 408,057 | 100 | 53 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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