British Honduras general election, 1969

British Honduras general election, 1969
All 18 seats in the British Honduras Legislative Assembly
Premier before election; George Cadle Price ; PUP	Elected Premier; George Cadle Price ; PUP

Last updated March 16, 2019

A legislative election was held in British Honduras in December 1969. Citizens elected 18 members to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly for a term of five years.

British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1862 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973, until September 1981, when it gained full independence as Belize. British Honduras was the last continental possession of the United Kingdom in the Americas.

The ruling People's United Party (PUP) won 17 of 18 seats in the election, increasing its large majority. Among the opposition only Philip Goldson, leader of the National Independence Party, retained his seat.^[1]

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References

↑ General Elections 1969, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)

e • d Summary of the 5 December 1969 British Honduras House of Representatives election results
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
People's United Party	12,888	58.85	17
National Independence Party – People's Development Movement	8,910	40.68	1
Independents	102	0.47	-
Total valid votes	21,900	100.00	18
Invalid votes	477
Total votes cast (turnout: 75.0%)	22,377
Registered voters	29,823

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