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.

Registered33,737

Turnout70.58% ( 4.45pp)

Quick facts All 18 seats in the House of Representatives 10 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

1974 Belizean general election

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All 18 seats in the House of Representatives 10 seats needed for a majority
Registered	33,737
Turnout	70.58% ( 4.45pp)
First party Second party   UDP Leader George Cadle Price Dean Lindo Party PUP UDP Leader since 1956 1974 Leader's seat Freetown Ran in Fort George Last election 58.85%, 17 seats Did not exist Seats won 12 6 Seat change 5 New Popular vote 12,269 9,069 Percentage 52.66% 38.93% Swing 6.19 pp New
Popular vote by constituency. As Belize uses the FPTP electoral system, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each constituency
Premier before election George Cadle Price PUP Elected Premier George Cadle Price PUP

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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]