Country: | Guyana |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1980 Guyanese general election |
Previous Year: | 1980 |
Next Election: | 1992 Guyanese general election |
Next Year: | 1992 |
Majority Seats: | 27 |
Election Date: | 9 December 1985 |
Turnout: | 73.83% |
Image1: | Desmond_Hoyte.jpg |
Leader1: | Desmond Hoyte |
Party1: | People's National Congress (Guyana) |
Leader Since1: | 6 August 1985 |
Popular Vote1: | 228,718 |
Percentage1: | 78.54% |
Seats1: | 42 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Swing1: | 0.88pp |
Leader2: | Cheddi Jagan |
Leader Since2: | 1 January 1950 |
Party2: | People's Progressive Party (Guyana) |
Seats2: | 8 |
Popular Vote2: | 45,926 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Percentage2: | 15.77% |
Swing2: | 3.69pp |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Leader3: | Marcellus Fielden Singh |
Leader Since3: | January 1969 |
Party3: | The United Force |
Seats3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 9,820 |
Percentage3: | 3.37% |
Swing3: | 0.49pp |
Map Size: | 250px |
President | |
Posttitle: | Elected President |
Before Election: | Desmond Hoyte |
Before Party: | PNC |
After Election: | Desmond Hoyte |
After Party: | PNC |
General elections were held in Guyana on 9 December 1985.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 42 of the 53 directly-elected seats. However, the elections were marred by fraud and the People's Progressive Party and Working People's Alliance withdrew on election day.[2] Voter turnout was 73.8%.[1]
The National Assembly had 65 members; 53 elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency, 10 appointed by the Regional Councils elected on the same date as the national members, and 2 appointed by the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs, an umbrella body representing the regional councils.[3]
The President was elected by a first-past-the-post double simultaneous vote system, whereby each list nominated a presidential candidate and the candidate heading the list that received the most votes was elected president.