1974 Belizean general election
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All 18 seats in the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 70.58% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Popular vote by constituency. As Belize uses the FPTP electoral system, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each constituency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were in Belize on 30 October 1974. Belizeans elected 18 members to the House of Representatives. The elections were the first since the country was officially renamed from British Honduras in 1973.
The ruling People's United Party (PUP) won the largest share (12) of seats in the elections. The United Democratic Party – formed the previous year by a merger of the National Independence Party, People's Development Movement and Liberal Party – ran for the first time in this election, winning six seats.[1] The UDP fielded candidates nationwide except in Corozal District, where it supported candidates from the Corozal United Front. The UDP absorbed the CUF after the election.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's United Party | 12,269 | 52.66 | 12 | –5 | |
United Democratic Party | 9,069 | 38.93 | 6 | +5 | |
Corozal United Front | 1,039 | 4.46 | 0 | New | |
United Black Association for Development | 89 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 832 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 23,298 | 100.00 | 18 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 23,298 | 97.85 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 513 | 2.15 | |||
Total votes | 23,811 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 33,737 | 70.58 | |||
Source: Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission |
References
- ^ General Elections 1974 Archived 13 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ "The United Democratic Party at 40" Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, United Democratic Party. (accessed 18 March 2015)
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