1957 British Guiana general election

1957 British Guiana general election

← 1953 12 August 1957 1961 →
14 seats in the Legislative Council 8 seats needed for a majority
Registered	212,518
Turnout	55.79%
First party Second party   Leader Cheddi Jagan Forbes Burnham Party PPP-Jaganite PPP-Burnhamite Seats won 9 3 Popular vote 55,552 29,802 Percentage 47.51% 25.49%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Lionel Luckhoo John Carter Party NLF UDP Seats won 1 1 Popular vote 13,465 9,564 Percentage 11.51% 8.18%
Premier before election None Elected Premier Cheddi Jagan PPP

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General elections were held in British Guiana on 12 August 1957.^[1] The result was a victory for the faction of the People's Progressive Party led by Cheddi Jagan, who remained Prime Minister.^[2]