British Guiana general election, 1964

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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]

British Guiana British posession in the Guianas region between 1814–1966

British Guiana was the name of the British colony, part of the British West Indies (Caribbean), on the northern coast of South America, now known as the independent nation of Guyana.

Peoples Progressive Party (Guyana)

The People's Progressive Party is a left-wing political party in Guyana. The party currently holds 32 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly, and has been the ruling party on several occasions, most recently between 1992 and 2015. In Guyana's ethnically divided political landscape, the PPP regards itself as a multi-ethnic organisation, but is supported primarily by Indo-Guyanese people.

Peoples National Congress (Guyana) political party

The People's National Congress - Reform is a socialist political party in Guyana led by David A. Granger. The party currently holds 22 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly. In Guyana's ethnically divided political landscape, the PNCR is supported primarily by Afro-Guyanese people.

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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.

House of Assembly (British Guiana)

The House of Assembly was the legislature of British Guiana in the 1950s and 1960s.

A bicameral legislature divides the legislators into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single group, and from some legislatures that have three or more separate assemblies, chambers, or houses. As of 2015, fewer than half the world's national legislatures are bicameral.

Legislature (British Guiana)

The Legislature was the parliament of British Guiana between 1961 and 1964. A bicameral body, it consisted of an appointed Senate and an elected Legislative Assembly.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Progressive Party 109,33245.824+4
People's National Congress 96,65740.522+11
United Force 29,61212.47+3
Justice Party 1,3340.60New
Guiana United Muslim Party 1,1940.50New
Peace, Equality and Prosperity Party 2240.10New
National Labour Front 1770.10New
Invalid/blank votes1,590
Total240,12010053+18
Registered voters/turnout247,60497.0
Source: Nohlen

Elected members

MemberPartyNotes
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

  1. 1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p363 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. 1 2 Nohlen, p355