1973 Guyanese general election

none Guyana parliamentary 1968 Guyanese general election 1968 1980 Guyanese general election 1980 53 seats in the National Assembly 27 17 July 1973 431,575 81.00% 130x130px Forbes_Burnham_(1966).jpg Forbes Burnham People's National Congress (Guyana) 243,803 70.10% 37 7 14.29pp Cheddi Jagan , leider van de People Progressive Party van Gyana, tijdens persc, Bestanddeelnr 925-3708.jpg Cheddi Jagan People's Progressive Party (Guyana) 14 92,374 5 26.56% 9.93pp 3x4.svg Marcellus Fielden Singh 0066FF LP–TUF 2 9,580 2 2.75% 4.66pp Prime Minister Elected Prime Minister Forbes Burnham PNC Forbes Burnham PNC General elections were held in Guyana on 17 July 1973.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 37 of the 53 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 81.0%. Electoral system The National Assembly had 53 members, elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency.Guyana 1973 Inter-Parliamentary Union This was the last election in Guyana where the entire National Assembly was elected by direct popular vote until 2001, as a new constitution adopted in 1980 provided for an expanded Assembly of 65 members: 53 elected under the old system, ten appointed by the regional councils created by the 1980 constitution (to be elected at the same date as the National Assembly), and two by the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs (an umbrella body representing these regional councils, also created by the 1980 constitution).Rajendra Chandisingh (1982) "Guyana's new Constitution and the elections of 1980: A case of people's power?" Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America, vol. 15, no. 2, pp145–161 Results People's National Congress 243803 37 +7 People's Progressive Party 92374 14 –5 Liberator Party–United Force 9580 2 –2 The United Force People's Democratic Movement 2053 0 New 1780 0 431575 Nohlen References Guyana Category:1973 in Guyana Category:Elections in Guyana Category:20th century in Guyanese politics