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1961 British Honduras general election

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Field	Value
election_name	1961 British Honduras general election
country	British Honduras
flag_year	1961
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
registered	27,714
turnout	79.50% ( 26.76pp)
previous_election	1957 British Honduras general election
previous_year	1957
next_election	1965 British Honduras general election
next_year	1965
seats_for_election	All 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly
majority_seats	10
election_date	26 March 1961
image1	[[File:George Cadle Price.jpg	150x150px	George Cadle Price]]
leader1	George Cadle Price
leader_since1	1956
party1	People's United Party
leaders_seat1	Freetown
last_election1	61.32%, 9 seats
seats1	18
seat_change1	9
popular_vote1	13,975
percentage1	64.67%
swing1	3.35 pp
map_image	British_Honduras_general_election_1961_-_Results_by_Constituency.svg
map_caption	Popular vote by constituency. As Belize uses the FPTP electoral system, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each constituency
title	First Minister
before_election	George Cadle Price
after_election	George Cadle Price
before_party	People's United Party
after_party	People's United Party

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. The result was a victory for the ruling People's United Party, which won all 18 seats.

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

By division

Division	Electorate	Turnout	%	Candidate	Votes
Albert	2,424	2,058	84.9	People's United Party	Frederick Westby
Christian Democratic Party (Belize)}}		Christian Democratic Party	Nicholas Pollard	37.9
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Floss Casasola	18.7
Belize Rural North	1,406	1,041	74.0	People's United Party	Fred Hunter
Christian Democratic Party (Belize)}}		Christian Democratic Party	Arthur Wade	25.4
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Marcelo Casasola	10.3
Belize Rural South	1,052	781	74.2	People's United Party	Louis Sylvestre
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Todd Brown	15.6
Cayo North	1,292	1,042	80.7	People's United Party	Hector Silva
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Manuel Figueroa	27.0
Cayo South	1,174	962	81.9	People's United Party	Santiago Perdomo
Christian Democratic Party (Belize)}}		Christian Democratic Party	Eduardo Espat	30.0
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Pedro Mena	5.8
Collet	2,706	2,168	80.1	People's United Party	Albert Cattouse
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Edward Flowers	43.9
Christian Democratic Party (Belize)}}		Christian Democratic Party	Mervin Hulse	9.3
Corozal North	1,473	1,141	77.5	People's United Party	Santiago Ricalde
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Gualberto Martinez	18.1
Corozal South	1,480	956	64.6	People's United Party	Jesus Ken
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Victor Greenwood	10.5
Fort George	1,422	1,225	86.1	People's United Party	Alexander Hunter
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Herbert Fuller	28.5
Christian Democratic Party (Belize)}}		Christian Democratic Party	Denbigh Jeffery	10.8
Freetown	1,850	1,625	87.8	People's United Party	George Cadle Price
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Sabino Savery	24.8
Christian Democratic Party (Belize)}}		Christian Democratic Party	Erenst Cain	7.6
Mesopotamia	2,501	1,993	79.7	People's United Party	C. L. B. Rogers
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Erlean Casasola	28.4
Christian Democratic Party (Belize)}}		Christian Democratic Party	Edward Usher	8.6
Orange Walk North	1,377	1,089	79.1	People's United Party	Victor Orellana
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Eloy Escalante	40.7
Orange Walk South	926	680	73.4	People's United Party	Guadalupe Pech
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Ignacio Vega	14.4
Pickstock	1,680	1,418	84.4	People's United Party	Gwendolyn Lizarraga
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Jaime Staines	16.3
Christian Democratic Party (Belize)}}		Christian Democratic Party	Clare Gill	13.3
Independent}}		Independent	Robert Taylor	0.7
Independent}}		Independent	James Ysaguirre	0.4
Stann Creek Rural	1,856	1,343	72.4	People's United Party	David McKoy
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Harry Stanley	23.7
Stann Creek Town	1,816	1,493	82.2	People's United Party	Allan Arthurs
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Paul Guerrero	44.2
Toledo North	547	374	68.4	People's United Party	Faustino Zuniga
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Charles Westby	42.2
Toledo South	941	732	77.8	People's United Party	Sam Vernon
National Independence Party (Belize)}}		National Independence Party	Francis Martinez	39.5
Christian Democratic Party (Belize)}}		Christian Democratic Party	Alan Woodeye	11.5

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p100 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
[http://elections.gov.bz/uploads/pubdownloads/upload_files/wfd_139586867253334400a0699--1961.pdf General Elections 1961]{{Dead link. (February 2021)

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