British Honduras general election, 1961

British Honduras general election, 1961

26 March 1961

All 18 seats in the British Honduras Legislative Assembly (including 9 new seats)   First party Second party Third party   NIP CDP Leader George Cadle Price Herbert Fuller Denbeigh Jeffery Party PUP NIP CDP Leader since 1956 1958 1960 Leader's seat Belize North candidate in Freetown candidate in Fort George Belize South[1] candidate in Fort George Last election 9 seats (new party) (new party) Seats won 18 0 0 Seat change 9 Popular vote 13,975 5,107 2,514 Percentage 64.67% 23.63 11.63 Swing 3.35 23.63 11.63

First Minister before election George Cadle Price PUP Elected First Minister George Cadle Price PUP

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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

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