1954 British Honduras general election
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General elections were held in British Honduras on 28 April 1954, the first held under universal suffrage.[1] The new constitution replaced the Legislative Council with a Legislative Assembly, which had nine elected members, three officials and three appointed members.[1] The result was a decisive victory for the pro-independence People's United Party, which won eight of the nine seats in a coalition with the General Workers' Union.
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Turnout | 70.41% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The pro-colonial National Party won the remaining seat, with NP candidate Charles Westby prevailing in the Toledo constituency.[2]
Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | |
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People's United Party | 9,461 | 65.04 | 8 | |
National Party | 3,342 | 22.98 | 1 | |
Independents | 1,743 | 11.98 | 0 | |
Total | 14,546 | 100.00 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 14,546 | 99.32 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 100 | 0.68 | ||
Total votes | 14,646 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 20,801 | 70.41 | ||
Source: Elections & Boundaries Department |
By division
editDivision | Turnout | Political party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Belize North | 2,474 | People's United Party | George Price | 75.0 | ||
Independent | John Smith | 25.0 | ||||
Belize Rural | 1,445 | People's United Party | Herman Jex | 51.8 | ||
Independent | Fred Hunter | 39.0 | ||||
National Party | MBL Wilson | 9.3 | ||||
Belize South | 1,854 | People's United Party | Phillip Goldson | 52.7 | ||
National Party | Herbert Fuller | 47.3 | ||||
Belize West | 2,626 | People's United Party | Leigh Richardson | 71.7 | ||
National Party | Lionel Francis | 22.5 | ||||
Independent | Frederick Westby | 5.8 | ||||
Cayo | 1,300 | People's United Party | Enrique De Paz | 85.5 | ||
Independent | S.A. McKinstry | 14.5 | ||||
Corozal | 1,111 | People's United Party | Jose Leon Chin | 63.2 | ||
Independent | William Gegg | 36.8 | ||||
Orange Walk | 878 | People's United Party | George Flowers | 64.6 | ||
National Party | William George | 35.4 | ||||
Stann Creek | 2,023 | People's United Party | Nathaniel Cacho | 60.9 | ||
National Party | Catarino Benguche | 39.1 | ||||
Toledo | 935 | National Party | Charles Westby | 54.0 | ||
People's United Party | George Gardiner | 46.0 |
References
edit- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p100 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ General Elections 1954, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)