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]
The electoral fraud of Forbes Burnham was the subject of two documentaries produced by Granada Television, The Trail of the Vanishing Voters which aired on 9 December 1968,[3] and The Making of a Prime Minister which appeared in January 1969.[4][5] The documentaries featured the main opposition figures, Cheddi Jagan and Peter D'Aguiar.
^Rabe, Stephen G. (2005). U.S. Intervention in British Guiana: A Cold War Story. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 158. ISBN0-8078-5639-8.
January 01, 1970
1968, guyanese, general, election, general, elections, were, held, guyana, december, 1968, result, victory, people, national, congress, which, seats, although, victory, result, fraud, government, direct, control, elections, voter, turnout, 1964, december, 1968. 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 1968 Guyanese general election 1964 16 December 1968 1973 53 seats in the National Assembly27 seats needed for a majorityRegistered369 088Turnout85 14 First party Second party Third party Leader Forbes Burnham Cheddi Jagan Peter D Aguiar Party PNC PPP TUF Leader since 13 February 1955 1 January 1950 5 October 1960 Seats won 30 19 4 Seat change 8 5 3 Popular vote 174 339 113 991 23 162 Percentage 55 81 36 49 7 41 Swing 9 97pp 4 03pp 5 00ppPrime Minister before election Forbes Burnham PNC Elected Prime Minister Forbes Burnham PNCElection fraud editThe electoral fraud of Forbes Burnham was the subject of two documentaries produced by Granada Television The Trail of the Vanishing Voters which aired on 9 December 1968 3 and The Making of a Prime Minister which appeared in January 1969 4 5 The documentaries featured the main opposition figures Cheddi Jagan and Peter D Aguiar Results editPartyVotes Seats People s National Congress174 33955 8130 8People s Progressive Party113 99136 4919 5United Force23 1627 414 3Guiana United Muslim Party8990 2900Total312 391100 00530Valid votes312 39199 41Invalid blank votes1 8550 59Total votes314 246100 00Registered voters turnout369 08885 14Source 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 Granada Television 9 December 1968 The Trail of the Vanishing Voters YouTube Granada Television January 1969 The Making of a Prime Minister YouTube Rabe Stephen G 2005 U S Intervention in British Guiana A Cold War Story Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press p 158 ISBN 0 8078 5639 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1968 Guyanese general election amp oldid 1194235400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
