| Election
Results 1953 - present |
| This section provides information on general elections held in Guyana from 1957 until present. Click on the year or specific date for further information. |
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| Year |
Polling Date |
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Winning Party |
Total Seats |
Voter Turnout |
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Party |
% Votes |
Seats |
| 1953 |
Mon, 27 Apr 1953 |
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People’s Progressive Party |
51.04% |
18 |
24 |
74.77% |
| 1957 |
Mon, 12 Aug 1957 |
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People’s Progressive Party |
47.51% |
9 |
14 |
55.79% |
| 1961 |
Mon, 21 Aug 1961 |
|
People’s Progressive Party |
42.63% |
20 |
35 |
89.44% |
| 1964 |
Mon, 07 Dec 1964 |
|
People’s Progressive Party |
45.84% |
30 |
53 |
96.98% |
| 1968 |
Mon, 16 Dec 1968 |
|
People’s National Congress |
55.81% |
30 |
53 |
85.42% |
| 1973 |
Mon, 16 Jul 1973 |
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People’s National Congress |
70.10% |
37 |
53 |
81.00% |
| 1980 |
Mon, 15 Dec 1980 |
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People’s National Congress |
77.66% |
41 |
53 |
82.31% |
| 1985 |
Mon, 09 Dec 1985 |
|
People’s National Congress |
78.54% |
42 |
53 |
73.83% |
| 1992 |
Mon, 05 Oct 1992 |
|
People’s Progressive Party |
53.45% |
28 |
53 |
80.39% |
| 1997 |
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 |
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People's Progressive Party/ Civic |
55.26% |
29 |
53 |
88.42% |
| 2001 |
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 |
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People's Progressive Party/ Civic |
52.96% |
36 |
65 |
91.72% |
| 2006 |
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 |
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People's Progressive Party/ Civic |
54.67% |
36 |
65 |
69.34% |
| 2011 |
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 |
|
People's Progressive Party/ Civic |
48.60% |
32 |
65 |
72.92% |
| 2015 |
Mon, 11 May 2015 |
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A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change |
50.29% |
33 |
65 |
72.29% |
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| Sources |
| Guyana Elections Commission |
| 2016 Party Key |
| A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC); People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C); Healing the Nation Theocracy Party (HTNTP); Independent Party (IP); National Independent Party (NIP); Organisation for the Victory of the People Party (OVPP); The United Force (TUF); United Republican Party (URP); Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) |
| Party Codes |
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| A Good and Green Guyana |
AGGG |
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Justice Party |
JP |
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People’s National Congress/Reform |
PNC/R |
| Alliance for Change |
AFC |
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Liberal Democratic |
LD |
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People’s Progressive Party |
PPP |
| Alliance for Guyana |
AFG |
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Liberator Party |
LP |
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People’s Republic Party |
PRP |
| Democratic Labour Movement |
DLM |
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National Democratic Front |
NDF |
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People's Progressive Party/Civic |
PPP/C |
| God Bless Guyana |
GBG |
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National Front Alliance |
NFA |
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Rise Organise And Rebuild |
ROAR |
| Guiana National Party |
GNP |
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National Independent Party |
NIP |
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The United Force |
TUF |
| Guyana Action Party/Rise Organise And Rebuild |
GAP/ROAR |
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National Labour Front |
NLF |
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Union of Guyanese International |
UGI |
| Guyana Action Party/Working People’s Alliance |
GAP/WPA |
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National Republican Party |
NRP |
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United Democratic Party |
UDP |
| Guyana Democratic Party |
GDP |
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Peace, Equality and Prosperity Party |
PEPP |
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United Republican Party |
URP |
| Guyana National Congress |
GNC |
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People’s Democratic Movement |
PDM |
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United Workers Party |
UWP |
| Guyana United Muslim Party |
GUMP |
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People’s National Congress |
PNC |
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Working People’s Alliance |
WPA |
| Independents |
IND |
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People’s National Congress |
PNC/R |
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| Justice for All People |
JFAP |
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People’s National Congress Reform - 1 Guyana |
PNCR-IG |
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