British Honduras general election, 1969

5 December 1969

All 18 seats in the British Honduras Legislative Assembly

	First party	Second party
		NIP
Leader	George Cadle Price	Philip Goldson
Party	PUP	NIP
Alliance		NIP/PDM
Leader since	1956	1962
Leader's seat	Freetown	Albert
Last election	16 seats	2 seats
Seats won	17	1
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	12,888	8,910
Percentage	58.85%	40.68%
Swing	1.05	1.28

Premier before election

George Cadle Price
PUP

Elected Premier

George Cadle Price
PUP

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A legislative election was held in British Honduras in December 1969. Citizens elected 18 members to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly for a term of five years.

The ruling People's United Party (PUP) won 17 of 18 seats in the election, increasing its large majority. Among the opposition only Philip Goldson, leader of the National Independence Party, retained his seat.^[1]

References

↑ General Elections 1969, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)

**Summary of the 5 December 1969 British Honduras House of Representatives election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
People's United Party	12,888	58.85	17
National Independence Party – People's Development Movement	8,910	40.68	1
Independents	102	0.47	-
Total valid votes	21,900	100.00	18
Invalid votes	477
Total votes cast (turnout: 75.0%)	22,377
Registered voters	29,823

Elections and referendums in Belize

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Referendums	2008

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