British Honduras general election, 1965

British Honduras general election, 1965

1 March 1965

All 18 seats in the British Honduras Legislative Assembly   First party Second party   NIP Leader George Cadle Price Philip Goldson Party PUP NIP Leader since 1956 1962 Leader's seat Freetown candidate in Albert Last election 18 seats 0 seats Seats won 16 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 15,271 10,407 Percentage 57.8% 39.4% Swing 6.87 15.77

Premier before election George Cadle Price PUP Elected Premier George Cadle Price PUP

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A legislative election was held in British Honduras (now Belize) on 1 March 1965. Belizeans elected 18 members to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly.

The ruling People's United Party (PUP) won 16 of 18 seats in the election. However, the opposition National Independence Party entered the Legislative Assembly for the first time in the election, with party leader Philip Goldson winning in the Albert constituency^[1] and Edwin Morey winning in Toledo North.^[2]

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