Democratic Labour Movement
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The Democratic Labour Movement was a political party in Guyana
. It first contested national elections in 1985
, when it received only 0.7% of the vote and failed to win a seat. In the 1992 elections
its share of the vote dropped to 0.5% and it remained without parliamentary representation. The party did not contest any further elections.
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
. It first contested national elections in 1985
Guyanese general election, 1985
General elections were held in Guyana on 9 December 1985. The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 42 of the 53 seats. However, the elections were marred by fraud and the People's Progressive Party and Working People's Alliance withdrew on election day. Voter turnout...
, when it received only 0.7% of the vote and failed to win a seat. In the 1992 elections
Guyanese general election, 1992
General elections were held in Guyana on 5 October 1992. The first free and fair elections since 1964, they resulted in a victory for the People's Progressive Party, which won 28 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 80.4%.-Results:...
its share of the vote dropped to 0.5% and it remained without parliamentary representation. The party did not contest any further elections.