British Honduras general election, 1954

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General elections were held in British Honduras on 28 April 1954, the first held under universal suffrage.[1] The new constitution replaced the Legislative Council with a Legislative Assembly, which had nine elected members, three officials and three appointed members.[1] The result was a victory for the People's United Party, which won eight of the nine seats in a coalition with the General Workers' Union.

Election results

e • d Summary of the 28 April 1954 British Honduras Legislative Assembly election results
Parties Votes % Seats
People's United Party 9,461 65.04 8
National Party 3,342 22.98 1
Independents 1,743 11.98 -
Total 14,546 100.00 9

References

  1. ^ a b Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p100 ISBN 9780199283576
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