1973 Guyanese general election

1973 Guyanese general election

← 1968 17 July 1973 1980 →
53 seats in the National Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	431,575
Turnout	81.00%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Forbes Burnham Cheddi Jagan Marcellus Fielden Singh Party PNC PPP LP–TUF Seats won 37 14 2 Seat change 7 5 2 Popular vote 243,803 92,374 9,580 Percentage 70.10% 26.56% 2.75% Swing 14.29pp 9.93pp 4.66pp
Prime Minister before election Forbes Burnham PNC Elected Prime Minister Forbes Burnham PNC

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General elections were held in Guyana on 17 July 1973.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 37 of the 53 seats. However, the PNC's victory was the result of fraud as the government had direct control of the elections.^[2] Voter turnout was 81.0%.^[1]