1964 British Guiana general election
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Registered | 247,604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 96.98% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Progressive Party | 109,332 | 45.84 | 24 | +4 | |
People's National Congress | 96,657 | 40.52 | 22 | +11 | |
United Force | 29,612 | 12.41 | 7 | +3 | |
Justice Party | 1,334 | 0.56 | 0 | New | |
Guiana United Muslim Party | 1,194 | 0.50 | 0 | New | |
Peace, Equality and Prosperity Party | 224 | 0.09 | 0 | New | |
National Labour Front | 177 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
Total | 238,530 | 100.00 | 53 | +18 | |
Valid votes | 238,530 | 99.34 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,590 | 0.66 | |||
Total votes | 240,120 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 247,604 | 96.98 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
Elected members
Member | Party | Notes |
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Cheddi Jagan | People's Progressive Party | |
Brindley Benn | People's Progressive Party | |
Ram Karran | People's Progressive Party | |
Ranji Chandisingh | People's Progressive Party | |
Henry Jocelyn Makepeace Hubbard | People's Progressive Party | |
Charles Ramkissoon Jacob | People's Progressive Party | |
Cedric Vernon Nunes | People's Progressive Party | |
Fenton Harcourt Wilworth Ramsahoye | People's Progressive Party | |
Eugene Martin Stoby | People's Progressive Party | |
Earl Maxwell Gladstone Wilson | People's Progressive Party | |
George Bowman | People's Progressive Party | |
Sheik Mohamed Saffee | People's Progressive Party | |
Ashton Chase | People's Progressive Party | |
Moses Bhagwan | People's Progressive Party | |
John Bernard Caldeira | People's Progressive Party | |
Abdul Maccie Hamid | People's Progressive Party | |
Derek Chunilall Jagan | People's Progressive Party | |
Goberdhan Harry Lall | People's Progressive Party | |
Yacoob Ally | People's Progressive Party | |
Lloyd Linde | People's Progressive Party | |
Joseph Rudolph Spenser Luck | People's Progressive Party | |
Reepu Daman Persaud | People's Progressive Party | |
Mohendernauth Poonai | People's Progressive Party | |
Subhan Ali Ramjohn | People's Progressive Party | |
Forbes Burnham | People's National Congress | Premier, Minister of Development & Planning |
Ptolemy Reid | People's National Congress | Minister of Home Affairs |
Neville James Bissember | People's National Congress | Minister of Health and Housing |
Eugene Francis Correia | People's National Congress | Minister of Communications |
Winifred Gaskin | People's National Congress | Minister of Education, Youth, Race Relations & Community Development |
C.M. Llewellyn John | People's National Congress | Minister of Agriculture |
Robert James Jordan | People's National Congress | Minister of Forests, Lands and Mines |
Rudy Kendall | People's National Congress | Minister of Trade and Industry |
Deoroop Mahraj | People's National Congress | Minister without Portfolio |
Claude Alfonso Merriman | People's National Congress | Minister of Labour and Social Security |
David Brandis deGroot | People's National Congress | |
William Alexander Blair | People's National Congress | |
Jagnarine Budhoo | People's National Congress | |
Charles Frederick Chan-A-Sue | People's National Congress | |
Oscar Eleazar Clarke | People's National Congress | |
Royden George Basil Field-Ridley | People's National Congress | |
John Gabriel Joaquin | People's National Congress | |
Thomas Anson Sancho | People's National Congress | |
Rupert Tello | The United Force | |
James Henry Thomas | People's National Congress | |
Alex Benjamin Trotman | People's National Congress | |
Henry Milton Shakespeare Wharton | People's National Congress | |
Aubrey Percival Alleyne | People's National Congress | Elected speaker and replaced by Philip Duncan |
Peter d'Aguiar | The United Force | Minister of Finance |
Mohamed Kasim | The United Force | Minister of Works and Hydraulics |
Randolph Emanuel Cheeks | The United Force | Minister of Local Government |
Stephen Campbell | The United Force | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Cyril Victor Too Chung | The United Force | |
Hari Prashad | The United Force |
References
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ a b Nohlen, p355