1954 British Honduras general election

General elections were held in British Honduras on 28 April 1954, the first held under universal suffrage.[1] The new constitution replaced the Legislative Council with a Legislative Assembly, which had nine elected members, three officials and three appointed members.[1] The result was a decisive victory for the pro-independence People's United Party, which won eight of the nine seats in a coalition with the General Workers' Union.

1954 British Honduras general election
28 April 1954
All 9 seats in the British Honduras Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
PUP
NP
Leader Leigh Richardson (acting) W. H. Courtenay
Party PUP NP
Alliance PUP-GWU
Leader since 1953 1951
Leader's seat Belize West Did not run
Seats won 8 1
Popular vote 9,461 3,342
Percentage 65.04% 22.98%
Majority party leader before election

N/A

 Elected Majority party leader

Leigh Richardson
PUP

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The pro-colonial National Party won the remaining seat, with NP candidate Charles Levi Westby prevailing in the Toledo constituency.[2]

Results
Party Votes % Seats
People's United Party9,46165.048
National Party3,34222.981
Independents1,74311.980
Invalid/blank votes100––
Total14,6461009
Registered voters/turnout20,80170.41–
Source: Elections & Boundaries Department
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References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p100 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. General Elections 1954, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)


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