1985 Guyanese general election

none Guyana parliamentary 1980 Guyanese general election 1980 1992 Guyanese general election 1992 53 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly 27 9 December 1985 399,304 73.83% ( 8.48pp) 130x130px Desmond_Hoyte.jpg Desmond Hoyte People's National Congress (Guyana) 6 August 1985 77.66%, 53 seats 228,718 78.54% 42 1 0.88pp President_Cheddi_Jagan.png Cheddi Jagan People's Progressive Party (Guyana) 1 January 1950 19.46%, 10 seats 8 45,926 2 15.77% 3.69pp 3x4.svg Marcellus Fielden Singh The United Force January 1969 2.88%, 2 seats 2 9,820 3.37% 0.49pp 1985 Guyanese general election - Results.svg 250px Results by district President Desmond Hoyte PNC Desmond Hoyte PNC General elections were held in Guyana on 9 December 1985.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 42 of the 53 directly-elected seats. However, the elections were marred by fraud and the People's Progressive Party and Working People's Alliance withdrew on election day.Nohlen, p367 Voter turnout was 73.8%. 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 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 228718 42 10 2 54 +1 People's Progressive Party 45926 8 0 0 8 –2 United Force 9820 2 0 0 2 0 Working People's Alliance 4176 1 0 0 1 New Democratic Labour Movement 2167 0 0 0 0 New People's Democratic Movement 232 0 0 0 0 New National Democratic Front 156 0 0 0 0 New 3606 0 399304 Nohlen, IPU, Guyana News and Information References Guyana Category:1985 in Guyana Category:Elections in Guyana Category:20th century in Guyanese politics Category:December 1985 in South America