1954 British Honduras general election

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1954 British Honduras general election
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  1948 28 April 1954 1957  

All 9 seats in the Legislative Assembly
Turnout70.41%
 First partySecond party
 
PUP
NP
Leader Leigh Richardson (acting) Harrison Courtenay
Party PUP NP
Leader since19531951
Leader's seat Belize West Did not run
Seats won81
Popular vote9,4613,342
Percentage65.04%22.98%

Majority party leader before election

N/A

Elected Majority party leader

Leigh Richardson
PUP

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.

Contents

The pro-colonial National Party won the remaining seat, with NP candidate Charles Westby prevailing in the Toledo constituency. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
People's United Party 9,46165.048
National Party 3,34222.981
Independents 1,74311.980
Total14,546100.009
Valid votes14,54699.32
Invalid/blank votes1000.68
Total votes14,646100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,80170.41
Source: Elections & Boundaries Department

By division

DivisionTurnoutPolitical partyCandidateVotes%
Belize North2,474 People's United Party George Price75.0
IndependentJohn Smith25.0
Belize Rural1,445 People's United Party Herman Jex51.8
IndependentFred Hunter39.0
National Party MBL Wilson9.3
Belize South1,854 People's United Party Phillip Goldson52.7
National Party Herbert Fuller47.3
Belize West2,626 People's United Party Leigh Richardson 71.7
National Party Lionel Francis22.5
IndependentFrederick Westby5.8
Cayo1,300 People's United Party Enrique De Paz85.5
IndependentS.A. McKinstry14.5
Corozal1,111 People's United Party Jose Leon Chin63.2
IndependentWilliam Gegg36.8
Orange Walk878 People's United Party George Flowers64.6
National Party William George35.4
Stann Creek2,023 People's United Party Nathaniel Cacho60.9
National Party Catarino Benguche39.1
Toledo935 National Party Charles Westby54.0
People's United Party George Gardiner46.0

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