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1974 Belizean general election

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election_name1974 Belizean general election
countryBelize
flag_imageFlag_of_Belize_(1950-1981).svg
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
registered33,737
turnout70.58% ( 4.45pp)
previous_election1969 British Honduras general election
previous_year1969
next_election1979 Belizean general election
next_year1979
seats_for_electionAll 18 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats10
election_date30 October 1974
image1[[File:George Cadle Price.jpg150x150pxGeorge Cadle Price]]
leader1George Cadle Price
leader_since11956
party1People's United Party
leaders_seat1Freetown
last_election158.85%, 17 seats
seats112
seat_change15
popular_vote112,269
percentage152.66%
swing16.19 pp
image2UDP
leader2Dean Lindo
leader_since21974
party2United Democratic Party (Belize)
leaders_seat2Ran in Fort George
last_election2Did not exist
seats26
seat_change2New
popular_vote29,069
percentage238.93%
swing2New
titlePremier
before_electionGeorge Cadle Price
after_electionGeorge Cadle Price
before_partyPeople's United Party
after_partyPeople's United Party
map_imageBelize_general_election_1974_-_Results_by_Constituency.svg
map_captionPopular 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

General elections were in Belize on 30 October 1974. Belizeans elected 18 members to the House of Representatives. The elections were the first since the country was officially renamed from British Honduras in 1973.

The ruling People's United Party (PUP) won the largest share (12) of seats in the elections. The United Democratic Party – formed the previous year by a merger of the National Independence Party, People's Development Movement and Liberal Party – ran for the first time in this election, winning six seats. The UDP fielded candidates nationwide except in Corozal District, where it supported candidates from the Corozal United Front. The UDP absorbed the CUF after the election.

Results

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References

  1. link. (13 May 2018 , [[Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission]]. (accessed 19 November 2014))
  2. [http://udp.org.bz/who-we-are/our-history/ "The United Democratic Party at 40"] {{webarchive. link. (12 August 2014 , [[United Democratic Party (Belize)). United Democratic Party]]. (accessed 18 March 2015)
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