Guiana United Muslim Party
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The Guiana United Muslim Party was a political party in Guyana
. It first contested national elections in 1964
, but received only 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat. In the 1968 elections
it received only 0.3% of the vote and again failed to win a seat. This is due to the small population of Muslims
in Guyana which compromises 7.2% of the population. The party did not contest any further elections.
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
. It first contested national elections in 1964
British Guiana general election, 1964
General elections were held in British Guiana on 7 December 1964. They were the first held under proportional representation, and saw the People's Progressive Party win 24 of the 53 directly-elected seats. However, the People's National Congress and United Force were able to form a coalition...
, but received only 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat. In the 1968 elections
Guyanese general election, 1968
General elections were held in Guyana on 16 December 1968. The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 30 of the 53 seats, although the PNC's victory was the result of fraud as the government had direct control of the elections. Voter turnout was 85.1%.-Results:...
it received only 0.3% of the vote and again failed to win a seat. This is due to the small population of Muslims
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
in Guyana which compromises 7.2% of the population. The party did not contest any further elections.