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1968 Guyanese general election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| country | Guyana | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| previous_election | 1964 British Guiana general election | |
| previous_year | 1964 | |
| next_election | 1973 Guyanese general election | |
| next_year | 1973 | |
| seats_for_election | 53 seats in the National Assembly | majority_seats=27 |
| election_date | 16 December 1968 | |
| registered | 369,088 | |
| turnout | 85.14% | |
| image_size | 130x130px | |
| image1 | Forbes_Burnham_(1966).jpg | |
| leader1 | Forbes Burnham | |
| party1 | People's National Congress (Guyana) | |
| leader_since1 | 13 February 1955 | |
| popular_vote1 | **174,339** | |
| percentage1 | **55.81%** | |
| seats1 | **30** | |
| seat_change1 | 8 | |
| swing1 | 9.97pp | |
| image2 | Cheddi Jagan , leider van de People Progressive Party van Gyana, tijdens persc, Bestanddeelnr 925-3708.jpg | |
| leader2 | Cheddi Jagan | |
| leader_since2 | 1 January 1950 | |
| party2 | People's Progressive Party (Guyana) | |
| seats2 | 19 | |
| popular_vote2 | 113,991 | |
| seat_change2 | 5 | |
| percentage2 | 36.49% | |
| swing2 | 4.03pp | |
| image3 | 3x4.svg | |
| leader3 | Peter D'Aguiar | |
| leader_since3 | 5 October 1960 | |
| party3 | The United Force | |
| seats3 | 4 | |
| popular_vote3 | 23,162 | |
| seat_change3 | 3 | |
| percentage3 | 7.41% | |
| swing3 | 5.00pp | |
| title | Prime Minister | |
| posttitle | Elected Prime Minister | |
| before_election | Forbes Burnham | |
| before_party | PNC | |
| after_election | Forbes Burnham | |
| after_party | PNC |
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%.
Election fraud
The electoral fraud of Forbes Burnham was the subject of two documentaries produced by Granada Television, The Trail of the Vanishing Voters which aired on 9 December 1968, and The Making of a Prime Minister which appeared in January 1969. The documentaries featured the main opposition figures, Cheddi Jagan and Peter D'Aguiar.
Results
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p363 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p355-359
- Granada Television. (9 December 1968). "The Trail of the Vanishing Voters".
- Granada Television. (January 1969). "The Making of a Prime Minister".
- (2005). "U.S. Intervention in British Guiana: A Cold War Story". University of North Carolina Press.
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