1969 British Honduras general election

1969 British Honduras general election

5 December 1969
All 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly
Turnout	75.03%
First party Second party   Leader George Cadle Price Philip Goldson Party PUP 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

General elections were 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 the 18 seats in the elections, increasing its large majority. Among the opposition only Philip Goldson, leader of the National Independence Party, retained his seat.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's United Party	12,888	58.85	17	+1
	NIP–PDM	8,910	40.68	1	–1
	Independents	102	0.47	0	0
Total		21,900	100.00	18	0
Valid votes		21,900	97.87
Invalid/blank votes		477	2.13
Total votes		22,377	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		29,823	75.03
Source: Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission

References

1. General Elections 1969 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)