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General elections were held in Belize on 4 September 1989. [1] The result was a narrow victory for the People's United Party, which won 15 of the 28 seats. [2] The United Democratic Party lost its supermajority, moving into opposition. Voter turnout was 72.6%. [1]
Unlike general elections which are held every five years or at the pleasure of the governor-general, by statute cities and towns hold municipal elections on the first Wednesday in March every third year. Belize has seven towns and two recognized cities, Belize City (since 1945) and Belmopan (since 2000).
The elections were the first in Belize since it achieved full independence from the United Kingdom in 1981. In its more than 30 years of existence, the ruling People's United Party had never lost an election at the national level, whilst the opposition had never won more than six seats (out of a possible eighteen in 1974).
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
General elections, the nation's first, were called for April 28, 1954 and were contested by the PUP, the NP and independent candidates. The PUP stressed anti-colonialism and stood against the proposed British West Indies Federation which they claimed would destroy Belize's economy; their opponents continued to argue that the PUP was a front for ...
General elections were held in Belize on 11 November 2020 to elect the 31 members of the House of Representatives. [1] Nomination day was 21 October. [2]The People's United Party achieved its first national election victory since 2003, winning 26 seats, while the incumbent United Democratic Party had its worst result since 1998, winning the remaining 5 seats. [3]
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General elections were held in Belize on 27 August 1998. [1] The result was a victory for the People's United Party, which won 26 of the 29 seats and Said Musa was elected as prime minister for the first time. [2] Voter turnout was 90%, the highest since independence. [1]