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]
This was the last election in Guyana where the entire National Assembly was elected by direct popular vote until 2001, as a new constitution adopted in 1980 provided for an expanded Assembly of 65 members: 53 elected under the old system, ten appointed by the regional councils created by the 1980 constitution (to be elected at the same date as the National Assembly), and two by the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs (an umbrella body representing these regional councils, also created by the 1980 constitution).[4]
^Rajendra Chandisingh (1982) "Guyana's new Constitution and the elections of 1980: A case of people's power?" Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America, vol. 15, no. 2, pp145–161
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1973, guyanese, general, election, general, elections, were, held, guyana, july, 1973, result, victory, people, national, congress, which, seats, however, victory, result, fraud, government, direct, control, elections, voter, turnout, 1968, july, 1973, 1980, s. 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 1973 Guyanese general election 1968 17 July 1973 1980 53 seats in the National Assembly27 seats needed for a majorityRegistered431 575Turnout81 00 First party Second party Third party Leader Forbes Burnham Cheddi Jagan Marcellus Fielden SinghParty PNC PPP LP TUFSeats won 37 14 2Seat change 7 5 2Popular vote 243 803 92 374 9 580Percentage 70 10 26 56 2 75 Swing 14 29pp 9 93pp 4 66ppPrime Minister before electionForbes BurnhamPNC Elected Prime Minister Forbes BurnhamPNCElectoral system editThe National Assembly had 53 members elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency 3 This was the last election in Guyana where the entire National Assembly was elected by direct popular vote until 2001 as a new constitution adopted in 1980 provided for an expanded Assembly of 65 members 53 elected under the old system ten appointed by the regional councils created by the 1980 constitution to be elected at the same date as the National Assembly and two by the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs an umbrella body representing these regional councils also created by the 1980 constitution 4 Results editPartyVotes Seats People s National Congress243 80370 1037 7People s Progressive Party92 37426 5614 5Liberator Party United Force9 5802 752 2People s Democratic Movement2 0530 590NewTotal347 810100 00530Valid votes347 81099 49Invalid blank votes1 7800 51Total votes349 590100 00Registered voters turnout431 57581 00Source NohlenReferences edit a b Dieter Nohlen 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook Volume I p363 ISBN 978 0 19 928357 6 Nohlen p355 359 Guyana 1973 Inter Parliamentary Union Rajendra Chandisingh 1982 Guyana s new Constitution and the elections of 1980 A case of people s power Law and Politics in Africa Asia and Latin America vol 15 no 2 pp145 161 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1973 Guyanese general election amp oldid 1194235398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
