| General Election
Results - 16 July 1973 |
The 1973 general elections were the first held since Guyana became a
Republic in 1970.
Violence marked the election campaign. Controversy especially surrounded
registration of certain electors overseas and counting of votes at individual
polling stations.
The People's National Congress (PNC), outgoing majority party in the
Assembly headed by Prime Minister Burnham, succeeded in gaining more
than 2/3 of the 53 seats at stake. Mr. Burnham boasted that the outcome
evidenced his party's support from the diverse racial groups inhabiting the
country. The left-wing People's Progressive Party (PPP), strengthened by
the nation's sizable Indian population, rejected this result, charging electoral
fraud in its attainment. The right-wing Guyana Liberator Party declined for
its part to occupy the seats it had won, alleging misconduct at the polls.
Voter turnout was 81.00%.
Mr. Burnham announced his newly-organized Cabinet on July 21. |
| Dissolution of House |
Fri, 7 Sep 1973 |
| Nomination Day |
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| Polling Day |
Mon, 16 Jul 1973 |
| First Meeting of New Parliament |
Thu, 26 Jul 1973 |
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Political Group |
Code |
Votes |
% votes |
Seats |
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People’s National Congress  |
PNC |
243,803 |
70.10% |
37 |
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People’s Progressive Party |
PPP |
92,374 |
26.56% |
14 |
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Liberator Party |
LP |
9,580 |
2.75% |
2 |
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People’s Democratic Movement |
PDM |
2,053 |
0.59% |
- |
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Total Valid Votes |
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347,810 |
100% |
53 |
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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) |
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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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