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General elections were held in Guyana on 15 December 1997.[ 1] People's Progressive Party , which won 29 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 88.4%.[ 1]
Results
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
People's Progressive Party 220,667
55.3
29
+1
People's National Congress 161,901
40.5
22
–1
United Force 5,937
1.5
1
0
Working People's Alliance –Guyana Labour Party 4,783
1.2
1
0
Guyana Democratic Party 2,528
0.6
0
New
Good and Green Guyana 1,552
0.4
0
New
Justice for All Party 1,265
0.3
0
New
God Bless Guyana 314
0.1
0
New
National Independent Party 258
0.1
0
New
National Democratic Front 105
0.0
0
0
Invalid/blank votes
8,747
–
–
–
Total 408,057 100 53 0
Registered voters/turnout
461,481
88.4
–
–
Source: Nohlen
References
^ a b Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I , p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Guyana portal 