1992 Guyanese general election
General elections were held in Guyana on 5 October 1992.[1] They were the first free and fair elections since 1964.[2] The People's Progressive Party ended the People's National Congress' 28-year rule, winning 28 of the 53 seats and 53.5% of the vote. Voter turnout was 80.4%.[1]
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| Registered | 384,195 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 308,842 (88.70%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| People's Progressive Party | 162,058 | 53.5 | 28 | +20 |
| People's National Congress | 128,286 | 42.3 | 23 | –19 |
| Working People's Alliance | 6,086 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| United Force | 3,183 | 1.0 | 1 | –1 |
| Democratic Labour Movement | 1,557 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| United Republican Party | 1,343 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| People's Democratic Movement | 270 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Union of Guyanese International | 134 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| National Republican Party | 114 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| United Workers Party | 77 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| National Democratic Front | 68 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,666 | – | – | – |
| Total | 308,852 | 100 | 53 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 348,195 | 88.7 | – | – |
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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, p357
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