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1957 British Guiana general election

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FieldValue
countryBritish Guiana
typeparliamentary
previous_election1953 British Guiana general election
previous_year1953
next_election1961 British Guiana general election
next_year1961
seats_for_election14 seats in the Legislative Councilmajority_seats=8
election_date12 August 1957
registered212,518
turnout55.79%
image1Cheddi_Jagan_Anefo.jpg
leader1Cheddi Jagan
party1PPP-Jaganite
seats1**9**
popular_vote1**55,552**
colour1BF1B2C
percentage1**47.51%**
image2Forbes_Burnham_(1966).jpg
leader2Forbes Burnham
party2PPP-Burnhamite
popular_vote229,802
percentage225.49%
seats23
colour2006600
image4Lionel_Luckhoo_(1968)_(cropped).jpg
leader4Lionel Luckhoo
colour4FF8800
party4NLF
seats41
popular_vote413,465
percentage411.51%
leader5John Carter
colour5FFD700
party5UDP
seats51
popular_vote59,564
percentage58.18%
titlePremier
posttitleElected Premier
before_election*None*
after_electionCheddi Jagan
after_partyPPP

General elections were held in British Guiana on 12 August 1957. The result was a victory for the faction of the People's Progressive Party led by Cheddi Jagan, who remained Prime Minister.

Campaign

A total of 55 candidates contested the elections, including six independents. The National Labour Front was the only party to run a candidate in every Legislative Council seat, with the two factions of the PPP both contesting 13 seats. The United Democratic Party (UDP) contested eight seats and the Guiana National Party one.

Results

Elected members

ConstituencyMemberParty
Berbice RiverAjodha SinghPeople's Progressive Party (Jagan)
Central DemeraraBalram Singh RaiPeople's Progressive Party (Jagan)
Demerara-EssequiboRam KarranPeople's Progressive Party (Jagan)
Demerara RiverFred BowmanPeople's Progressive Party (Jagan)
Eastern BerbiceCheddi JaganPeople's Progressive Party (Jagan)
Eastern DemeraraEdward Balkaran BeharryPeople's Progressive Party (Jagan)
Essequibo RiverBrindley BennPeople's Progressive Party (Jagan)
Georgetown CentralForbes BurnhamPeople's Progressive Party (Burnham)
Georgetown NorthAndrew Leonard JacksonPeople's Progressive Party (Burnham)
Georgetown SouthJainarine SinghPeople's Progressive Party (Burnham)
New AmsterdamRudy KendallUnited Democratic Party
North Western DistrictStephen CampbellNational Labour Front
Western BerbiceSheik Mohamed SaffeePeople's Progressive Party (Jagan)
Western EssequiboJanet JaganPeople's Progressive Party (Jagan)
Source: [Parliament of Guyana](https://parliament.gov.gy/GUYANA%20PARLIAMENT%20HISTORY%202009-1.pdf)

Aftermath

After the elections, the Burnhamite faction of the PPP merged with the UDP to form the People's National Congress.

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p354 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. [http://www.guyana.org/govt/declassified_british_documents_1958-1964.html "The British Declassified Files on British Guiana - 1958-1964".]
  3. [http://www.gecom.org.gy/pdf/elections%20results%201957.pdf 1957 Elections] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-06-22 GECOM)
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