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]

1973 Guyanese general election

17 July 1973
53 seats in the National Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	431,575
Turnout	349,590 (81.00%)
Leader Forbes Burnham Cheddi Jagan Marcellus Fielden Singh Party PNC PPP LP-TUF Leader since 13 February 1955 1 January 1950 January 1969 Seats won 37 / 53 14 / 53 2 / 53 Seat change 7 5 2 Popular vote 243,803 92,374 9,580 Percentage 70.10% 26.56% 2.75%
Prime Minister before election Forbes Burnham PNC Elected Prime Minister Forbes Burnham PNC

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
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	–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

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