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1989 Belizean general election
General election held in Belize
General election held in Belize
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1989 Belizean general election | ||
| country | Belize | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| previous_election | 1984 Belizean general election | ||
| previous_year | 1984 | ||
| next_election | 1993 Belizean general election | ||
| next_year | 1993 | ||
| seats_for_election | All 28 seats in the House of Representatives | ||
| majority_seats | 15 | ||
| election_date | 4 September 1989 | ||
| registered | 82,556 | ||
| turnout | 72.62% ( 2.34pp) | ||
| image1 | [[File:George Cadle Price.jpg | 150x150px | George Cadle Price]] |
| leader1 | George Cadle Price | ||
| leader_since1 | 1956 | ||
| party1 | People's United Party | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Pickstock | ||
| popular_vote1 | 29,986 | ||
| percentage1 | 50.87% | ||
| swing1 | 6.87 pp | ||
| last_election1 | 44.00%, 7 seats | ||
| seats_needed1 | 8 | ||
| seats1 | 15 | ||
| seat_change1 | 8 | ||
| image2 | [[File:Manuel Esquivel.jpg | 150x150px | Manuel Esquivel]] |
| leader2 | Manuel Esquivel | ||
| leader_since2 | 1983 | ||
| party2 | United Democratic Party (Belize) | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Caribbean Shores | ||
| popular_vote2 | 28,900 | ||
| percentage2 | 49.02% | ||
| swing2 | 5.05 pp | ||
| last_election2 | 54.07%, 21 seats | ||
| seats_needed2 | |||
| seats2 | 13 | ||
| seat_change2 | 8 | ||
| title | Prime Minister | ||
| posttitle | Subsequent Prime Minister | ||
| before_election | Manuel Esquivel | ||
| before_party | United Democratic Party (Belize) | ||
| after_election | George Cadle Price | ||
| after_party | People's United Party | ||
| map_image | Belize_general_election_1989_-_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 |
General elections were held in Belize on 4 September 1989. The result was a narrow victory for the People's United Party, which won 15 of the 28 seats. The United Democratic Party lost its supermajority, moving into opposition. Voter turnout was 72.6%.
Background
The ruling United Democratic Party was finishing its first term and sought re-election on the basis of improved economic indicators and standard of living. The People's United Party painted them as lusting after foreign aid and recognition, particularly from the United States and Taiwan.
Another issue was national security; the PUP attacked a CIA-like operation known as the Secret Intelligence Service as being a spy network for the UDP and promised freedom of the press and other fundamental freedoms enshrined in the constitution.
Longtime PUP leader George Cadle Price returned to both the House of Representatives and as prime minister after his surprise ouster in the 1984 election, winning the Pickstock constituency in the Belize District.
Results
By constituency
| Division | Electorate | Turnout | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Shores | 2,779 | 1,745 | 62.7 | Manuel Esquivel | 957 | 54.8 | |
| Louis Humphreys | 775 | 44.4 | |||||
| Freetown | 2,771 | 1,774 | 64.0 | Derek Aikman | 961 | 54.2 | |
| Araceli "Lita" Hunter Krohn | 783 | 44.1 | |||||
| Pickstock | 2,453 | 1,514 | 61.7 | George Cadle Price | 906 | 59.8 | |
| Cyril Davis | 584 | 34.5 | |||||
| Fort George | 2,833 | 1,780 | 62.8 | Said Musa | 1,105 | 62.0 | |
| Dean Lindo | 656 | 36.8 | |||||
| Lake Independence | 3,376 | 2,115 | 62.6 | Carlos Diaz | 1,091 | 51.5 | |
| Hubert Elrington | 978 | 46.2 | |||||
| Albert | 2,393 | 1,397 | 58.0 | Phillip Goldson | 812 | 58.1 | |
| Roy Young | 560 | 40.0 | |||||
| Collet | 2,656 | 1,616 | 60.8 | Remijio Montejo | 940 | 58.2 | |
| Frank Lizama | 661 | 40.9 | |||||
| Mesopotamia | 2,818 | 1,570 | 55.7 | Curl Thompson | 834 | 53.1 | |
| Stephen Latchman | 713 | 45.4 | |||||
| Queen's Square | 2,896 | 1,697 | 58.5 | Dean Barrow | 1,085 | 63.9 | |
| Tom Greenwood | 588 | 34.6 | |||||
| Port Loyola | 3,002 | 1,759 | 58.5 | Henry Young | 991 | 56.3 | |
| Ernest Staine | 695 | 39.5 | |||||
| Belize Rural North | 2,469 | 1,653 | 66.9 | Samuel Rhaburn | 806 | 48.8 | |
| Ewing Maxwell Samuels | 760 | 45.9 | |||||
| Rufus X | 65 | 3.9 | |||||
| Belize Rural South | 3,350 | 2,297 | 68.5 | Glenn Godfrey | 1489 | 64.8 | |
| Rudolph Thompson | 762 | 33.2 | |||||
| Orange Walk North | 2,982 | 2,641 | 88.5 | Ruben Campos | 1338 | 50.6 | |
| Santiago Rosado | 1,256 | 47.5 | |||||
| Orange Walk Central | 2,717 | 2,170 | 79.8 | Leopoldo Briceno | 1144 | 52.7 | |
| Leliz Carballo | 1,010 | 46.5 | |||||
| Orange Walk East | 3,264 | 2,706 | 82.9 | Elodio Aragon | 1464 | 54.1 | |
| Ramon Cervantes | 1195 | 44.2 | |||||
| Orange Walk South | 3,057 | 2,743 | 81.7 | Guadalupe Pech | 1,378 | 50.2 | |
| Onesimo Pech | 1,331 | 48.5 | |||||
| Cayo North | 3,751 | 2,951 | 78.6 | Salvador Fernandez | 1,562 | 52.9 | |
| Ismael "Miley" Garcia | 1,321 | 44.8 | |||||
| Cayo South | 3,199 | 2,382 | 74.0 | Samuel Waight | 1,425 | 59.8 | |
| Philip Brackett | 910 | 38.2 | |||||
| Cayo West | 2,539 | 2,010 | 79.0 | Miguel Ruiz | 1,033 | 51.3 | |
| Carlos Leon | 929 | 46.2 | |||||
| Cayo Central | 3,249 | 2,491 | 76.6 | Daniel Silva | 1,277 | 51.2 | |
| Eduardo "Dito" Juan | 1,152 | 46.2 | |||||
| Corozal North | 2,922 | 2,522 | 86.3 | Valdemar Castillo | 1,371 | 54.4 | |
| Richard Quan | 1,119 | 44.4 | |||||
| Corozal South West | 2,821 | 2,398 | 85.0 | Asterio Ortega | 1,309 | 54.6 | |
| Everaldo Puck | 1,055 | 43.9 | |||||
| Corozal Bay | 3,336 | 2,544 | 76.0 | Juan Vildo Marin | 1,258 | 50.5 | |
| Israel Alpuche | 1,201 | 47.2 | |||||
| Corozal South East | 3,203 | 2,887 | 90.0 | Florencio Marin | 1,528 | 52.9 | |
| Doroteo Pott | 1,320 | 45.7 | |||||
| Dangriga | 3,486 | 2,330 | 66.8 | Theodore Aranda | 1,233 | 52.9 | |
| Randolph Enriquez | 1,057 | 45.4 | |||||
| Stann Creek West | 2,286 | 1,783 | 77.9 | Melvin Hulse | 881 | 49.4 | |
| Conrad Lewis | 871 | 48.8 | |||||
| Toledo East | 3,375 | 2,494 | 73.8 | Michael Espat | 1,298 | 52.0 | |
| Charles Wagner | 1,168 | 46.8 | |||||
| Toledo West | 2,573 | 1,985 | 53.5 | William "Dennis" Usher | 1,062 | 53.5 | |
| Samuel Alexander "Alejandro" Vernon | 911 | 45.9 | |||||
| Source: Belize Times |
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p104 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
- (1990). "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy.
- link. (2016-03-04 , [[Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission]]. (accessed 9 October 2014))
- [http://ambergriscaye.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/galleries/416616/3.html The Right Honourable George Cadle Price], AmbergrisCaye.com. (accessed 9 October 2014)
- The [[Belize Times]], 10 September 1989, pC–D
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