Guyana Democratic Party
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The Guyana Democratic Party was a political party
in Guyana
. It first contested national elections in 1997 when it received 0.6% of the vote and failed to win a seat. In 2000 it merged into the National Front Alliance
but later withdrew. In the 2001 elections its share of the vote fell to 0.3% and it remained without parliamentary representation. It did not contest the 2006 elections.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Guyana
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 1997 when it received 0.6% of the vote and failed to win a seat. In 2000 it merged into the National Front Alliance
National Front Alliance
The National Front Alliance is a political party in Guyana. It was formed on 1 December 2000 as a merger of the Guyana Democratic Party, the National Democratic Movement, the National Republican Party and the People United Party, although the GDP and PUP later withdrew. It first contested national...
but later withdrew. In the 2001 elections its share of the vote fell to 0.3% and it remained without parliamentary representation. It did not contest the 2006 elections.