1992 Guyanese general election

1992 Guyanese general election
5 October 1992
53 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
Registered384,195
Turnout88.70% ( 14.87pp)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Cheddi Jagan Desmond Hoyte
Party PPP/C PNC
Last election 15.77%, 8 seats 78.54%, 42 seats
Seats won 32 31
Seat change 24 23
Popular vote 162,058 128,286
Percentage 53.45% 42.31%
Swing 36.23pp 37.68pp
Results by district
President before election

Desmond Hoyte
PNC

Elected President

Cheddi Jagan
PPP/C

General elections were held in Guyana on 5 October 1992. They were the first free and fair elections since 1964. The newly created People's Progressive Party/Civic alliance ended the People's National Congress' 28-year rule, winning 28 of the 53 seats and 53.5% of the vote following a landslide victory. Voter turnout was 80.4%.

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