1954 British Honduras general election

British Honduras general election, 1954
All 9 seats in the British Honduras Legislative Assembly
Majority party leader before election; N/A;	Elected Majority party leader ; Leigh Richardson; PUP

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.

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

Election results

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References

^ ^a ^b Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p100 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ General Elections 1954, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)

[DN-1] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p100 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[nineteen54-2] General Elections 1954, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)

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