1964 British Guiana general election
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]
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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 | 45.8 | 24 | +4 |
| People's National Congress | 96,657 | 40.5 | 22 | +11 |
| United Force | 29,612 | 12.4 | 7 | +3 |
| Justice Party | 1,334 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Guiana United Muslim Party | 1,194 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Peace, Equality and Prosperity Party | 224 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| National Labour Front | 177 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,590 | – | – | – |
| Total | 240,120 | 100 | 53 | +18 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 247,604 | 97.0 | – | – |
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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 |
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References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p355
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