• Source: 1968 Guyanese general election

General elections were held in Guyana on 16 December 1968. The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 30 of the 53 seats, although the PNC's victory was the result of fraud as the government had direct control of the elections. Voter turnout was 85.1%.




Election fraud


The electoral fraud of Forbes Burnham was the subject of two documentaries produced by Granada Television, The Trail of the Vanishing Voters which aired on 9 December 1968, and The Making of a Prime Minister which appeared in January 1969. The documentaries featured the main opposition figures, Cheddi Jagan and Peter D'Aguiar.




Results






References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar ketua negara dan pemerintah yang berasal dari keturunan India.
• 1968 Guyanese general election
• 1973 Guyanese general election
• Desmond Hoyte
• Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute
• Forbes Burnham
• Valerie Hart
• Rupununi uprising
• Cheddi Jagan
• History of Guyana
• People's Progressive Party/Civic