British Honduras general election, 1969

British Honduras general election, 1969

5 December 1969

All 18 seats in the British Honduras Legislative Assembly   First party Second party   NIP Leader George Cadle Price Philip Goldson Party PUP NIP Alliance NIP/PDM Leader since 1956 1962 Leader's seat Freetown Albert Last election 16 seats 2 seats Seats won 17 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 12,888 8,910 Percentage 58.85% 40.68% Swing 1.05 1.28

Premier before election George Cadle Price PUP Elected Premier George Cadle Price PUP

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.

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]

References

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

 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