1964 British Guiana general election

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53 seats in the House of Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	247,604
Turnout	96.98%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Cheddi Jagan Forbes Burnham Peter D'Aguiar Party PPP PNC TUF Seats won 24 22 7 Seat change 4 11 3 Popular vote 109,332 96,657 29,612 Percentage 45.84% 40.52% 12.41% Swing 3.21pp 0.47pp 3.97pp
Premier before election Cheddi Jagan PPP Elected Premier Forbes Burnham PNC

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General elections were held in British Guiana on 7 December 1964. ^[1] They saw the People's Progressive Party win 24 of the 53 seats. However, the People's National Congress (22 seats) and United Force (7 seats) were able to form a coalition government with a working majority. Despite losing the elections, Prime Minister and PPP leader Cheddi Jagan refused to resign, and had to be removed by Governor Richard Luyt, with Forbes Burnham replacing him. ^[2] Voter turnout was 97.0%. ^[1]

Electoral system

The elections followed constitutional reforms and the re-establishment of the House of Assembly, which had been abolished in 1953, replacing the bicameral Legislature. The House had 54 members; the Speaker and 53 members elected by proportional representation. ^[2] The Speaker was elected from amongst the original elected members, and then gave up their elected seat to be replaced by a member of their own party.

Results

Elected members

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