1964 British Guiana general election
General elections were held in British Guiana on 7 December 1964.[1] They saw the People's Progressive Party win 24 of the 53 seats. However, the People's National Congress (22 seats) and United Force (7 seats) were able to form a coalition government with a working majority. Despite losing the elections, Prime Minister and PPP leader Cheddi Jagan refused to resign, and had to be removed by Governor Richard Luyt, with Forbes Burnham replacing him.[2] Voter turnout was 97.0%.[1]
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| Registered | 247,604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 240,120 (96.98%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Electoral system
The elections followed constitutional reforms and the re-establishment of the House of Assembly, which had been abolished in 1953, replacing the bicameral Legislature. The House had 54 members; the Speaker and 53 members elected by proportional representation.[2] The Speaker was elected from amongst the original elected members, and then gave up their elected seat to be replaced by a member of their own party.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| People's Progressive Party | 109,332 | 45.8 | 24 | +4 |
| People's National Congress | 96,657 | 40.5 | 22 | +11 |
| United Force | 29,612 | 12.4 | 7 | +3 |
| Justice Party | 1,334 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Guiana United Muslim Party | 1,194 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Peace, Equality and Prosperity Party | 224 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| National Labour Front | 177 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,590 | – | – | – |
| Total | 240,120 | 100 | 53 | +18 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 247,604 | 97.0 | – | – |
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