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1965 British Honduras general election

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FieldValue
election_name1965 British Honduras general election
countryBritish Honduras
flag_year1965
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
registered37,860
turnout69.81% ( 9.69pp)
previous_election1961 British Honduras general election
previous_year1961
next_election1969 British Honduras general election
next_year1969
seats_for_electionAll 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly
majority_seats10
election_date1 March 1965
image1[[File:George Cadle Price.jpg150x150pxGeorge Cadle Price]]
leader1George Cadle Price
leader_since11956
party1People's United Party
leaders_seat1Freetown
last_election164.67%, 18 seats
seats116
seat_change12
popular_vote115,271
percentage159.07%
image2[[File:Philip Goldson 1965 (cropped).jpg150x150pxPhilip Goldson]]
leader2Philip Goldson
leader_since21962
party2National Independence Party (Belize)
leaders_seat2Albert
last_election223.63%, 0 seats
seats22
seat_change22
popular_vote210,407
percentage240.25%
map_imageBritish Honduras general election 1965 - Results by Constituency.svg
map_captionResults by constituency
titlePremier
before_electionGeorge Cadle Price
after_electionGeorge Cadle Price
before_partyPeople's United Party
after_partyPeople's United Party

General elections were 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 elections. 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 and Edwin Morey winning in Toledo North.

Results

By division

DivisionElectorateTurnout%Political partyCandidateVotes%
Albert3,5772,55671.5National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyPhilip Goldson
People's United Party}}People's United PartyFrederick Westby44.2
Belize Rural North1,5851,02464.5People's United Party}}People's United PartyFred Hunter
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyElwyn Pitts28.2
Belize Rural South1,22977062.7People's United Party}}People's United PartyLouis Sylvestre
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyPhillip Gillett26.9
Cayo North1,8861,34371.2People's United Party}}People's United PartyHector Silva
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyTheodocio Ochoa36.3
Cayo South1,7711,25971.1People's United Party}}People's United PartySantiago Perdomo
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyPedro Mena36.5
Collet3,8502,67069.4People's United Party}}People's United PartyAlbert Cattouse
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyEdward Flowers48.5
Corozal North1,7971,23268.6People's United Party}}People's United PartySantiago Ricalde
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyGualberto Martinez Sr.25.1
Corozal South1,4401,03671.9People's United Party}}People's United PartyFlorencio Marin
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyIsidoro Castaneda11.6
Fort George1,7671,27171.9People's United Party}}People's United PartyAlexander Hunter
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyHelen Taylor44.5
Freetown2,8981,98068.3People's United Party}}People's United PartyGeorge Cadle Price
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyTharine Rudon38.4
Mesopotamia3,3962,40070.7People's United Party}}People's United PartyLindbergh Rogers
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyColville Young46.1
Orange Walk North2,2251,73177.8People's United Party}}People's United PartyElito Urbina
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyFelipe Escalante36.0
Independent}}IndependentVictor Grellano6.1
Orange Walk South92668073.4People's United Party}}People's United PartyGuadalupe Pech
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyErlindo Leiva14.7
Independent}}IndependentJuan Blanco10.3
Pickstock2,1721,49468.8People's United Party}}People's United PartyGwendolyn Lizarraga
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyJaime Staines29.9
Stann Creek Rural2,5981,53859.2People's United Party}}People's United PartyDavid McKoy
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyAugustus Buller33.1
Stann Creek Town2,6661,98274.3People's United Party}}People's United PartyAllan Arthurs
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyAlbert Arzu48.3
Toledo North79355670.1National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyEdwin Morey
People's United Party}}People's United PartySamuel Vernon Jr.41.5
Toledo South1,28490970.8People's United Party}}People's United PartyCharles Martinez
National Independence Party (Belize)}}National Independence PartyCharles Westby47.5

References

References

  1. [http://elections.gov.bz/uploads/pubdownloads/upload_files/wfd_1395868736533344409f61f--1965.pdf General Elections 1965]{{Dead link. (February 2021)
  2. [http://amandala.com.bz/news/?p=252526&upm_export=pdf "The UDP's burden of proof"], ''[[Amandala]]''. (accessed 19 November 2014)
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