1974 Belizean general election

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.

1974 Belizean general election

30 October 1974
All 18 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout	70.58%
UDP Leader George Cadle Price Dean Lindo Party PUP UDP Leader since 1956 1974 Leader's seat Freetown candidate in Fort George Last election 17 seats (new party) Seats won 12 6 Seat change 5 6 Popular vote 12,269 9,069 Percentage 52.66% 38.93% Swing 6.19 38.93
Premier before election George Cadle Price PUP Elected Premier George Cadle Price PUP

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.[1] 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.[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's United Party	12,269	52.66	12	–5
	United Democratic Party	9,069	38.93	6	+5
	Corozal United Front	1,039	4.46	0	New
	United Black Association for Development	89	0.38	0	0
	Independents	832	3.57	0	0
Total		23,298	100.00	18	0
Valid votes		23,298	97.85
Invalid/blank votes		513	2.15
Total votes		23,811	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		33,737	70.58
Source: Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission

References

1. General Elections 1974 Archived 13 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
2. "The United Democratic Party at 40" Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, United Democratic Party. (accessed 18 March 2015)