British Honduras general election, 1961
British Honduras general election, 1961
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General elections were held in British Honduras on 26 March 1961. They were the first following a constitutional review, which had increased the number of elected seats from 9 to 18, whilst a further five members would be appointed by the Governor and two would be officials.[2] The result was a victory for the ruling People's United Party, which won all 18 seats.[3]
The National Independence Party, founded in 1958 by a merger of the two previous major opposition parties, the Honduran Independence Party and the National Party, contested general elections for the first time in 1961. A third party formed by former PUP and NP members, the Christian Democratic Party, also fielded candidates. Both parties failed to win seats.
Results
Summary of the 26 March 1961 British Honduras Legislative Assembly election results
Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
People's United Party |
13,975 |
64.67 |
18 |
National Independence Party |
5,107 |
23.63 |
- |
Christian Democratic Party |
2,514 |
11.63 |
- |
Independents |
15 |
0.07 |
- |
Total valid votes |
21,611 |
100.00 |
18 |
Invalid votes |
422 |
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Total votes cast (turnout: 80.4%) |
22,033 |
Registered voters |
27,414 |
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