1980 Guyanese general election

none gov June 2021 Guyana parliamentary 1973 Guyanese general election 1973 1985 Guyanese general election 1985 53 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 15 December 1980 493,550 82.31% ( 2.31pp) 130x130px Forbes_Burnham_(1966).jpg Forbes Burnham People's National Congress (Guyana) 13 February 1955 70.10%, 37 seats 312,988 77.66% 53 16 7.56pp Cheddi Jagan , leider van de People Progressive Party van Gyana, tijdens persc, Bestanddeelnr 925-3708.jpg Cheddi Jagan 1 January 1950 People's Progressive Party (Guyana) 26.56%, 14 seats 10 78,414 4 19.46% 7.10pp 3x4.svg Marcellus Fielden Singh The United Force January 1969 2.75%, 2 seats 2 11,612 2.88% 0.13pp 1980 Guyanese general election - Results.svg 250px Results by district President Forbes Burnham PNC Forbes Burnham PNC General elections were held in Guyana on 15 December 1980.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 41 of the 53 directly-elected seats. However, the PNC's victory was the result of fraud as the government had direct control of the elections.Nohlen, p355-359 Voter turnout was 82.3%. Electoral system The elections followed the adoption of a new constitution which changed the presidency from a ceremonial post to an executive one and enlarged the National Assembly. In addition to the existing 53 members elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency, the National Assembly was expanded to include ten members appointed by the regional councils, created under the new constitution and elected on the same date as the national members, and two appointed by the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs, an umbrella body representing the regional councils also created by the new constitution."Guyana's new Constitution and the elections of 1980: A case of people's power?", Rajendra Chandisingh The President was elected by a first-past-the-post double simultaneous vote system, whereby each list nominated a presidential candidate and the candidate heading the list that received the most votes was elected president. Results Elected Regionalappointees National Congress of Local Democratic Organs NCLDOappointees Total +/– People's National Congress 312988 41 10 2 53 +16 People's Progressive Party 78414 10 0 0 10 –4 United Force 11612 2 0 0 2 0 3251 +12 493550 Nohlen, Chandisingh References Guyana Category:1980 in Guyana Category:Elections in Guyana Category:20th century in Guyanese politics Category:December 1980 in South America