1957 British Guiana general election

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14 seats in theLegislative Council 8 seats needed for a majority
Registered	212,518
Turnout	55.79%
First party Second party   Leader Cheddi Jagan Forbes Burnham Party PPP-Jaganite PPP-Burnhamite Seats won 9 3 Popular vote 55,552 29,802 Percentage 47.51% 25.49%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Lionel Luckhoo John Carter Party NLF UDP Seats won 1 1 Popular vote 13,465 9,564 Percentage 11.51% 8.18%
Premier before election None Elected Premier Cheddi Jagan PPP

General elections were held inBritish Guiana on 12 August 1957.^[1] The result was a victory for the faction of thePeople's Progressive Party led byCheddi Jagan, who remained Prime Minister.^[2]

A total of 55 candidates contested the elections, including six independents. TheNational Labour Front was the only party to run a candidate in everyLegislative Council seat, with the two factions of the PPP both contesting 13 seats. TheUnited Democratic Party (UDP) contested eight seats and the Guiana National Party one.^[3]

After the elections, the Burnhamite faction of the PPP merged with the UDP to form thePeople's National Congress.^[1]

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