Guyanese general election, 1968

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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]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
People's National Congress	174,339	55.8	30	+8
People's Progressive Party	113,991	36.5	19	–5
United Force	23,162	7.4	4	–3
Guiana United Muslim Party	899	0.3	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,855	–	–	–
Total	314,246	100	53	0
Registered voters/turnout	369,088	85.1	–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p355-359

Elections and referendums in Guyana

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Referendums	1978

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