1980 Guyanese general election

1980 Guyanese general election
53 seats in the National Assembly; 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	493,550
Turnout	406,265 (82.31%)
President before election; Forbes Burnham; PNC	Elected President ; Forbes Burnham; PNC

General elections were held in Guyana on 15 December 1980.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 41 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 82.3%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
People's National Congress	312,988	77.7	41	+4
People's Progressive Party	78,414	19.5	10	–4
United Force	11,612	2.9	2	0
Invalid/blank votes	3,251	–	–	–
Total	406,265	100	53	0
Registered voters/turnout	493,550	82.3	–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

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

[N1-1] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p355-359

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