Guyanese general election, 1973

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General elections were held in Guyana on 17 July 1973.^[1] 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.^[2] Voter turnout was 81.0%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
People's National Congress	243,803	70.1	37	+7
People's Progressive Party	92,374	26.6	14	–5
Liberator Party-United Force	9,580	2.8	2	–2
People's Democratic Movement	2,053	0.6	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	1,780	–	–	–
Total	349,590	100	53	0
Registered voters/turnout	431,575	81.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p355-359

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