1980 Guyanese general election
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53 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 493,550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 406,265 (82.31%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 directly-elected 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]
Electoral system[]
The elections followed the adoption of a new constitution which changed the presidency from a ceremonial post to an executive one and enlarged the National Assembly. In addition to the existing 53 members elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency, the National Assembly was expanded to include ten members appointed by the regional councils, created under the new constitution and , and two appointed by the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs, an umbrella body representing the regional councils also created by the new constitution.[3]
The President was elected by a first-past-the-post double simultaneous vote system, whereby each list nominated a presidential candidate and the candidate heading the list that received the most votes was elected president.[3]
Results[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Elected | Regional appointees | NCLDO appointees | Total | +/– | ||||
People's National Congress | 312,988 | 77.66 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 53 | +16 | |
People's Progressive Party | 78,414 | 19.46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | –4 | |
United Force | 11,612 | 2.88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 403,014 | 100.00 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 65 | +12 | |
Valid votes | 403,014 | 99.20 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 3,251 | 0.80 | ||||||
Total votes | 406,265 | 100.00 | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 493,550 | 82.31 | ||||||
Source: Nohlen, Chandisingh |
References[]
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p355-359
- ^ a b "Guyana's new Constitution and the elections of 1980: A case of people's power?", Rajendra Chandisingh
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