Guyanese general election, 1968
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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%.
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...
on 16 December 1968. The result was a victory for the People's National Congress
People's National Congress
The People's National Congress is a socialist political party in Guyana led by Robert Corbin. The party currently holds 22 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:...
, 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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's National Congress People's National Congress The People's National Congress is a socialist political party in Guyana led by Robert Corbin. The party currently holds 22 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:... |
174,339 | 55.8 | 30 | |
| People's Progressive Party People's Progressive Party (Guyana) The People's Progressive Party is a political party in Guyana led by Bharrat Jagdeo. The party has been in power since the 1992 elections and currently holds 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:... |
113,991 | 36.5 | 19 | |
| United Force The United Force The United Force is a conservative political party in Guyana. It currently has one seat in the National Assembly and is led by Manzoor Nadir.-History:... |
23,162 | 7.4 | 4 | |
| Guiana United Muslim Party Guiana United Muslim Party 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... |
899 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,855 | – | – | – |
| Total | 314,246 | 100 | 53 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||