1974 Belizean general election

1974 Belizean general election

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All 18 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout	70.58%
First party Second party   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

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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.

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]

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