1973 Guyanese general election
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]
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| Registered | 431,575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 349,590 (81.00%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| People's National Congress | 243,803 | 70.1 | 37 | +7 |
| People's Progressive Party | 92,374 | 26.6 | 14 | –5 |
| Liberator Party-United Force | 9,580 | 2.8 | 2 | –2 |
| People's Democratic Movement | 2,053 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,780 | – | – | – |
| Total | 349,590 | 100 | 53 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 431,575 | 81.0 | – | – |
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References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p355-359
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