Guyanese general election, 1985
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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 was 73.8%.
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...
on 9 December 1985. The result was a victory for the People's National Congress
People's National Congress
The People's National Congress is a socialist political party in Guyana led by Robert Corbin. The party currently holds 22 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:...
, which won 42 of the 53 seats. However, the elections were marred by fraud and the People's Progressive Party
People's Progressive Party (Guyana)
The People's Progressive Party is a political party in Guyana led by Bharrat Jagdeo. The party has been in power since the 1992 elections and currently holds 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:...
and Working People's Alliance
Working People's Alliance
-History:The party was established in 1974, as an alliance of the Working People's Vanguard Party, the Association for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa, the Indian Political Revolutionary Associates and Ratoon, and became a political party in 1989. The party first contested national...
withdrew on election day. Voter turnout was 73.8%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's National Congress People's National Congress The People's National Congress is a socialist political party in Guyana led by Robert Corbin. The party currently holds 22 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:... |
228,718 | 78.5 | 42 | |
| People's Progressive Party People's Progressive Party (Guyana) The People's Progressive Party is a political party in Guyana led by Bharrat Jagdeo. The party has been in power since the 1992 elections and currently holds 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:... |
45,926 | 15.8 | 8 | |
| United Force The United Force The United Force is a conservative political party in Guyana. It currently has one seat in the National Assembly and is led by Manzoor Nadir.-History:... |
9,820 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Working People's Alliance Working People's Alliance -History:The party was established in 1974, as an alliance of the Working People's Vanguard Party, the Association for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa, the Indian Political Revolutionary Associates and Ratoon, and became a political party in 1989. The party first contested national... |
4,176 | 1.4 | 1 | New |
| Democratic Labour Movement Democratic Labour Movement 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... |
2,167 | 0.7 | 0 | New |
| People's Democratic Movement People's Democratic Movement (Guyana) The People's Democratic Movement was a political party in Guyana. It first contested national elections in 1973, when it received only 0.6% of the vote and failed to win a seat. It did not contest the 1980 elections, but returned in 1985 when it received just 232 votes and again failed to win a seat... |
232 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| National Democratic Front National Democratic Front (Guyana) The National Democratic Front was a political party in Guyana. It first contested national elections in 1985, when it received only 156 votes and failed to win a seat. In the 1992 elections it received just 68 votes and remained without parliamentary representation. In the 1997 elections it... |
156 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,606 | – | – | – |
| Total | 294,801 | 100 | 53 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||