# 1964 British Guiana general election

General elections were held in British Guiana on 7 December 1964. They saw the People's Progressive Party win 24 of the 53 seats. However, the People's National Congress (22 seats) and United Force (7 seats) were able to form a coalition government with a working majority. Despite losing the elections, Prime Minister and PPP leader Cheddi Jagan refused to resign, and had to be removed by Governor Richard Luyt, with Forbes Burnham replacing him. Voter turnout was 97.0%.

## Electoral system

The elections followed constitutional reforms and the re-establishment of the House of Assembly, which had been abolished in 1953, replacing the bicameral Legislature. The House had 54 members; the Speaker and 53 members elected by proportional representation. The Speaker was elected from amongst the original elected members, and then gave up their elected seat to be replaced by a member of their own party.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | People's Progressive Party | 109,332 | 45.84 | 24 | +4 |
| | People's National Congress | 96,657 | 40.52 | 22 | +11 |
| | United Force | 29,612 | 12.41 | 7 | +3 |
| | Justice Party | 1,334 | 0.56 | 0 | New |
| | Guiana United Muslim Party | 1,194 | 0.50 | 0 | New |
| | Peace, Equality and Prosperity Party | 224 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| | National Labour Front | 177 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 238,530 | 100.00 | 53 | +18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 238,530 | 99.34 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,590 | 0.66 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 240,120 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 247,604 | 96.98 | | |
| Source: Nohlen ||||||

### Elected members

| Member | Party | Notes |
| Cheddi Jagan | People's Progressive Party | |
| Brindley Benn | People's Progressive Party | |
| Ram Karran | People's Progressive Party | |
| Ranji Chandisingh | People's Progressive Party | |
| Henry Jocelyn Makepeace Hubbard | People's Progressive Party | |
| Charles Ramkissoon Jacob | People's Progressive Party | |
| Cedric Vernon Nunes | People's Progressive Party | |
| Fenton Harcourt Wilworth Ramsahoye | People's Progressive Party | |
| Eugene Martin Stoby | People's Progressive Party | |
| Earl Maxwell Gladstone Wilson | People's Progressive Party | |
| George Bowman | People's Progressive Party | |
| Sheik Mohamed Saffee | People's Progressive Party | |
| Ashton Chase | People's Progressive Party | |
| Moses Bhagwan | People's Progressive Party | |
| John Bernard Caldeira | People's Progressive Party | |
| Abdul Maccie Hamid | People's Progressive Party | |
| Derek Chunilall Jagan | People's Progressive Party | |
| Goberdhan Harry Lall | People's Progressive Party | |
| Yacoob Ally | People's Progressive Party | |
| Lloyd Linde | People's Progressive Party | |
| Joseph Rudolph Spenser Luck | People's Progressive Party | |
| Reepu Daman Persaud | People's Progressive Party | |
| Mohendernauth Poonai | People's Progressive Party | |
| Subhan Ali Ramjohn | People's Progressive Party | |
| Forbes Burnham | People's National Congress | Premier, Minister of Development & Planning |
| Ptolemy Reid | People's National Congress | Minister of Home Affairs |
| Neville James Bissember | People's National Congress | Minister of Health and Housing |
| Eugene Francis Correia | People's National Congress | Minister of Communications |
| Winifred Gaskin | People's National Congress | Minister of Education, Youth, Race Relations & Community Development |
| C.M. Llewellyn John | People's National Congress | Minister of Agriculture |
| Robert James Jordan | People's National Congress | Minister of Forests, Lands and Mines |
| Rudy Kendall | People's National Congress | Minister of Trade and Industry |
| Deoroop Mahraj | People's National Congress | Minister without Portfolio |
| Claude Alfonso Merriman | People's National Congress | Minister of Labour and Social Security |
| David Brandis deGroot | People's National Congress | |
| William Alexander Blair | People's National Congress | |
| Jagnarine Budhoo | People's National Congress | |
| Charles Frederick Chan-A-Sue | People's National Congress | |
| Oscar Eleazar Clarke | People's National Congress | |
| Royden George Basil Field-Ridley | People's National Congress | |
| John Gabriel Joaquin | People's National Congress | |
| Thomas Anson Sancho | People's National Congress | |
| Rupert Tello | The United Force | |
| James Henry Thomas | People's National Congress | |
| Alex Benjamin Trotman | People's National Congress | |
| Henry Milton Shakespeare Wharton | People's National Congress | |
| Aubrey Percival Alleyne | People's National Congress | Elected speaker and replaced by Philip Duncan |
| Peter d'Aguiar | The United Force | Minister of Finance |
| Mohamed Kasim | The United Force | Minister of Works and Hydraulics |
| Randolph Emanuel Cheeks | The United Force | Minister of Local Government |
| Stephen Campbell | The United Force | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Cyril Victor Too Chung | The United Force | |
| Hari Prashad | The United Force | |