1980 Guyanese general election

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1980 Guyanese general election

← 1973 15 December 1980 1985 →
53 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	82.31%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Forbes Burnham Cheddi Jagan Marcellus Fielden Singh Party PNC PPP TUF Leader since 13 February 1955 1 January 1950 January 1969 Seats won 53 10 2 Seat change 16 4 Popular vote 312,988 78,414 11,612 Percentage 77.66% 19.46% 2.88% Swing 7.56pp 7.10pp 0.13pp
Results by district
President before election Forbes Burnham PNC Elected President Forbes Burnham PNC

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General elections were held in Guyana on 15 December 1980.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 41 of the 53 directly-elected seats. However, the PNC's victory was the result of fraud as the government had direct control of the elections.^[2] Voter turnout was 82.3%.^[1]