1965 British Honduras general election
General elections were held in British Honduras (now Belize) on 1 March 1965. Belizeans elected 18 members to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly.
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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[1] and Edwin Morey winning in Toledo North.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's United Party | 15,271 | 59.07 | 16 | –2 | |
| National Independence Party | 10,407 | 40.25 | 2 | +2 | |
| Independents | 176 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25,854 | 100.00 | 18 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 25,854 | 97.82 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 577 | 2.18 | |||
| Total votes | 26,431 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 37,860 | 69.81 | |||
| Source: Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission | |||||
By division
| Division | Electorate | Turnout | % | Political party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Albert | 3,577 | 2,556 | 71.5 | National Independence Party | Philip Goldson | 55.6 | ||
| People's United Party | Frederick Westby | 44.2 | ||||||
| Belize Rural North | 1,585 | 1,024 | 64.5 | People's United Party | Fred Hunter | 67.8 | ||
| National Independence Party | Elwyn Pitts | 28.2 | ||||||
| Belize Rural South | 1,229 | 770 | 62.7 | People's United Party | Louis Sylvestre | 70.3 | ||
| National Independence Party | Phillip Gillett | 26.9 | ||||||
| Cayo North | 1,886 | 1,343 | 71.2 | People's United Party | Hector Silva | 61.9 | ||
| National Independence Party | Theodocio Ochoa | 36.3 | ||||||
| Cayo South | 1,771 | 1,259 | 71.1 | People's United Party | Santiago Perdomo | 59.9 | ||
| National Independence Party | Pedro Mena | 36.5 | ||||||
| Collet | 3,850 | 2,670 | 69.4 | People's United Party | Albert Cattouse | 49.5 | ||
| National Independence Party | Edward Flowers | 48.5 | ||||||
| Corozal North | 1,797 | 1,232 | 68.6 | People's United Party | Santiago Ricalde | 70.4 | ||
| National Independence Party | Gualberto Martinez Sr. | 25.1 | ||||||
| Corozal South | 1,440 | 1,036 | 71.9 | People's United Party | Florencio Marin | 83.4 | ||
| National Independence Party | Isidoro Castaneda | 11.6 | ||||||
| Fort George | 1,767 | 1,271 | 71.9 | People's United Party | Alexander Hunter | 54.3 | ||
| National Independence Party | Helen Taylor | 44.5 | ||||||
| Freetown | 2,898 | 1,980 | 68.3 | People's United Party | George Cadle Price | 60.1 | ||
| National Independence Party | Tharine Rudon | 38.4 | ||||||
| Mesopotamia | 3,396 | 2,400 | 70.7 | People's United Party | Lindbergh Rogers | 52.2 | ||
| National Independence Party | Colville Young | 46.1 | ||||||
| Orange Walk North | 2,225 | 1,731 | 77.8 | People's United Party | Elito Urbina | 56.0 | ||
| National Independence Party | Felipe Escalante | 36.0 | ||||||
| Independent | Victor Grellano | 6.1 | ||||||
| Orange Walk South | 926 | 680 | 73.4 | People's United Party | Guadalupe Pech | 61.9 | ||
| National Independence Party | Erlindo Leiva | 14.7 | ||||||
| Independent | Juan Blanco | 10.3 | ||||||
| Pickstock | 2,172 | 1,494 | 68.8 | People's United Party | Gwendolyn Lizarraga | 68.3 | ||
| National Independence Party | Jaime Staines | 29.9 | ||||||
| Stann Creek Rural | 2,598 | 1,538 | 59.2 | People's United Party | David McKoy | 63.2 | ||
| National Independence Party | Augustus Buller | 33.1 | ||||||
| Stann Creek Town | 2,666 | 1,982 | 74.3 | People's United Party | Allan Arthurs | 50.0 | ||
| National Independence Party | Albert Arzu | 48.3 | ||||||
| Toledo North | 793 | 556 | 70.1 | National Independence Party | Edwin Morey | 55.0 | ||
| People's United Party | Samuel Vernon Jr. | 41.5 | ||||||
| Toledo South | 1,284 | 909 | 70.8 | People's United Party | Charles Martinez | 50.4 | ||
| National Independence Party | Charles Westby | 47.5 | ||||||
References
- General Elections 1965, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- "The UDP's burden of proof", Amandala. (accessed 19 November 2014)
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