| General Election
Results - 9 December 1985 |
On 6 August 1985, President of the Republic Forbes Burnham died in office and was
succeeded by Mr. Hugh Desmond Hoyte, who was also chosen as head of the ruling People's
National Congress (PNC) party. Mr. Hamilton Green became Prime Minister.
The election date was set on 31 October 1985 and the campaign lasted five weeks. On
polling day, Mr. Hoyte was declared elected as President and the socialist PNC captured
42 of the 53 popularly-chosen Assembly seats amid opposition charges of widespread fraud
and electoral malpractices. The marxist People's Progressive Party (PPP), led by Mr. Cheddi
Jagan, withdrew from contention but subsequent to the elections announced that it would
occupy its eight seats won.
Voter turnout was 73.83%.
Mr. Hoyte was sworn in for a five-year presidential term on 12 December. He announced
the formation of a new 11-member Cabinet on 28 January 1986. |
| Dissolution of House |
Thu, 31 Oct 1985 |
| Nomination Day |
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| Polling Day |
Mon, 09 Dec 1985 |
| First Meeting of New Parliament |
Mon, 03 Feb 1986 |
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Political Group |
Code |
Votes |
% votes |
Seats |
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People’s National Congress  |
PNC |
228,718 |
78.54% |
42 |
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People’s Progressive Party |
PPP |
45,926 |
15.77% |
8 |
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The United Force |
TUF |
9,820 |
3.37% |
2 |
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Working People’s Alliance |
WPA |
4,176 |
1.43% |
1 |
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Democratic Labour Movement |
DLM |
2,167 |
0.74% |
- |
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National Democratic Front |
NDF |
156 |
0.05% |
- |
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People’s Democratic Movement |
PDM |
232 |
0.08% |
- |
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Total Valid Votes |
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291,195 |
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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