1997 Guyanese general election

1997 Guyanese general election

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53 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly 33 seats needed for a majority
Registered	461,481
Turnout	88.42%
First party Second party   Candidate Janet Jagan Desmond Hoyte Party PPP/C PNC Seats won 34 26 Seat change 2 5 Popular vote 220,667 161,901 Percentage 55.26% 40.55% Swing 1.81pp 1.76pp
Results by district
President before election Sam Hinds PPP/C Elected President Janet Jagan PPP/C

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General elections were held in Guyana on 15 December 1997.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's Progressive Party/Civic, which won 29 of the 53 seats. Voter turnout was 88.4%.^[1]