1997 Guyanese general election

none Guyana parliamentary 1992 Guyanese general election 1992 2001 Guyanese general election 2001 53 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 15 December 1997 461,481 88.42% ( 0.28pp) Janet_Jagan.png Janet Jagan People's Progressive Party/Civic 53.45%, 32 seats 34 220,667 2 55.26% 1.81pp Desmond_Hoyte.jpg Desmond Hoyte People's National Congress (Guyana) 42.31%, 31 seats 161,901 40.55% 26 5 1.76pp 1997_Guyanese_general_election_results_by_region.svg 250px Results by district President Sam Hinds PPP/C Janet Jagan PPP/C General elections were held in Guyana on 15 December 1997.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 Progressive Party/Civic, which won 29 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 88.4%. Electoral system The National Assembly had 65 members; 53 elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency, 10 appointed by the Regional Councils elected on the same date as the national members, and 2 appointed by the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs, an umbrella body representing the regional councils."Guyana's new Constitution and the elections of 1980: A case of people's power?", Rajendra Chandisingh These were the last elections to feature that electoral system, as the electoral law was amended in February 2001 ahead of the elections in March that year.IPU Parline The President was elected by a first-past-the-post double simultaneous vote system, whereby each list nominated a presidential candidate and the presidential election itself was won by the candidate of the list having a plurality. Results Presidentialcandidate yes Elected Appointees Total +/– People's Progressive Party/Civic Janet Jagan 220667 29 5 34 +2 People's National Congress Desmond Hoyte 161901 22 4 26 –5 United Force Manzoor Nadir 5937 1 0 1 0 Working People's Alliance–Guyana Labour Party Rupert Roopnarine 4783 1 0 1 0 Guyana Democratic Party Asgar Ally 2528 0 1 1 New Good and Green Guyana Hamilton Green 1552 0 0 0 New Justice for All Party Chandra N. Sharma 1265 0 0 0 New God Bless Guyana Hardatt Persaud 314 0 0 0 New National Independent Party Saphier Husain 258 0 0 0 New National Democratic Front Joseph Bacchus 105 0 0 0 0 Independents – 2 2 +2 8747 0 461481 Nohlen, IPU, Guyana Elections Commission, OAS References Guyana Category:1997 in Guyana Category:Elections in Guyana Category:20th century in Guyanese politics