268:
26:
334:
98:
1354:
1034:
662:
1411:
253:
245:
206:
198:
750:. The UDP were not in favour of advancing on the former issue without a substantial settlement of the latter, and this led the PUP to turn the election into a sort of referendum on that question. By their turnout (a record high) and their support for the PUP, Belizeans made clear their preferences and set in motion the chain of events that would lead to independence in 1981.
1227:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1222:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1099:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
272:
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
354:
964:
1000:
482:
1448:
733:
1487:
1333:
1022:
699:
747:
1467:
1272:
972:
1482:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1328:
643:
163:
1497:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1094:
1089:
672:
1395:
950:
630:
626:
1472:
610:
158:
1441:
1030:
590:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
578:
573:
568:
477:
470:
438:
421:
63:
1015:
803:
740:
692:
514:
393:
137:
1434:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1134:
961:
556:
551:
546:
49:
39:
728:
The PUP went into the election with a 13–5 majority, having picked up a seat after the previous election when
1046:
1008:
685:
603:
267:
1422:
1369:
519:
458:
389:
1388:
824:
782:
717:
507:
307:
292:
132:
1477:
97:
347:
1492:
648:
359:
1381:
414:
8:
1038:
532:
502:
985:
736:
377:
324:
303:
288:
117:
946:
638:
616:
433:
426:
746:
In 1979, Belizeans were concerned about their progress toward independence and the
968:
729:
465:
1418:
1365:
1461:
938:
666:
399:
25:
382:
333:
122:
990:
1353:
1361:
1033:
713:
716:
on 21 November 1979. The result was a victory for the ruling
443:
1410:
743:
in 1975. The election results confirmed that 13-5 majority.
720:, which won 13 of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 89.9%.
943:
Elections in the
Americas: A data handbook, Volume I
1417:This North American election-related article is a
1459:
279:
994:, 25 November 2014. (accessed 4 December 2014)
1442:
1389:
1016:
693:
1449:
1435:
1396:
1382:
1023:
1009:
973:Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission
700:
686:
955:
978:
1460:
1004:
902:
889:
876:
863:
762:
1488:1979 elections in the British Empire
1405:
1348:
934:
932:
1039:Elections and referendums in Belize
13:
14:
1509:
1468:1979 elections in Central America
929:
1409:
1352:
1032:
660:
332:
266:
252:
251:
244:
243:
205:
204:
197:
196:
96:
24:
1483:1979 elections in the Caribbean
712:General elections were held in
748:Guatemalan claim to the colony
19:1979 Belizean general election
1:
1498:North American election stubs
975:. (accessed 19 November 2014)
922:
723:
1421:. You can help Knowledge by
1368:. You can help Knowledge by
986:"Bombshell: Mahmud resigns!"
7:
1473:General elections in Belize
611:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10:
1514:
1404:
1347:
753:
1321:
1200:
1045:
915:
911:
903:Registered voters/turnout
898:
885:
872:
859:
842:
774:
771:
768:
765:
277:
264:
77:
69:
60:
33:
23:
825:Toledo Progressive Party
497:Administrative divisions
478:House of Representatives
439:Leader of the Opposition
64:House of Representatives
804:United Democratic Party
741:United Democratic Party
284:Premier before election
1364:-related article is a
962:General Elections 1979
627:Diplomatic missions of
783:People's United Party
718:People's United Party
739:from the opposition
62:All 18 seats in the
1201:Municipal elections
967:13 May 2018 at the
877:Invalid/blank votes
759:
171:Last election
155:Leader's seat
20:
758:
325:Politics of Belize
304:George Cadle Price
289:George Cadle Price
214:Popular vote
144:Leader since
118:George Cadle Price
18:
1430:
1429:
1377:
1376:
1342:
1341:
1047:General elections
951:978-0-19-928357-6
920:
919:
737:crossed the floor
710:
709:
667:Belize portal
644:Visa requirements
617:Wilfred Elrington
604:Foreign relations
591:Political parties
539:Recent elections
459:National Assembly
318:
317:
314:
313:
260:
259:
193:Seat change
56:
55:
1505:
1451:
1444:
1437:
1413:
1406:
1398:
1391:
1384:
1356:
1349:
1037:
1036:
1025:
1018:
1011:
1002:
1001:
995:
982:
976:
959:
953:
936:
760:
757:
702:
695:
688:
665:
664:
663:
520:Local government
390:Governor-General
336:
320:
319:
280:
270:
255:
254:
247:
246:
208:
207:
200:
199:
108:
100:
79:
78:
45:21 November 1979
35:
34:
28:
21:
17:
1513:
1512:
1508:
1507:
1506:
1504:
1503:
1502:
1458:
1457:
1456:
1455:
1403:
1402:
1345:
1343:
1338:
1317:
1196:
1041:
1031:
1029:
999:
998:
983:
979:
969:Wayback Machine
960:
956:
937:
930:
925:
756:
730:Toledo District
726:
706:
677:
673:Other countries
661:
659:
654:
653:
635:
623:
606:
596:
595:
585:
561:
535:
525:
524:
498:
490:
489:
461:
451:
450:
417:
407:
406:
373:
365:
364:
350:
327:
306:
301:
299:Elected Premier
291:
286:
278:
273:
265:
182:Seats won
109:
104:
61:
29:
12:
11:
5:
1511:
1501:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1478:1979 in Belize
1475:
1470:
1454:
1453:
1446:
1439:
1431:
1428:
1427:
1414:
1401:
1400:
1393:
1386:
1378:
1375:
1374:
1357:
1340:
1339:
1337:
1336:
1331:
1325:
1323:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1204:
1202:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1051:
1049:
1043:
1042:
1028:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1005:
997:
996:
984:Ramos, Adele.
977:
954:
927:
926:
924:
921:
918:
917:
916:Source: Nohlen
913:
912:
910:
907:
904:
900:
899:
897:
894:
891:
887:
886:
884:
881:
878:
874:
873:
871:
868:
865:
861:
860:
857:
856:
853:
850:
847:
844:
840:
839:
836:
833:
830:
827:
822:
819:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
801:
798:
797:
794:
791:
788:
785:
780:
777:
776:
773:
770:
767:
764:
755:
752:
725:
722:
708:
707:
705:
704:
697:
690:
682:
679:
678:
676:
675:
669:
656:
655:
652:
651:
646:
641:
634:
633:
622:
621:
620:
619:
607:
602:
601:
598:
597:
594:
593:
588:
587:
586:
584:
583:
576:
571:
564:
562:
560:
559:
554:
549:
542:
536:
531:
530:
527:
526:
523:
522:
517:
515:Municipalities
512:
511:
510:
508:Constituencies
499:
496:
495:
492:
491:
488:
487:
486:
485:
475:
474:
473:
462:
457:
456:
453:
452:
449:
448:
447:
446:
436:
431:
430:
429:
427:Johnny Briceño
422:Prime Minister
418:
413:
412:
409:
408:
405:
404:
403:
402:
387:
386:
385:
374:
371:
370:
367:
366:
363:
362:
357:
351:
346:
345:
342:
341:
338:
337:
329:
328:
323:
316:
315:
312:
311:
296:
275:
274:
271:
262:
261:
258:
257:
249:
241:
237:
236:
233:
228:
224:
223:
220:
215:
211:
210:
202:
194:
190:
189:
186:
183:
179:
178:
175:
172:
168:
167:
161:
156:
152:
151:
148:
145:
141:
140:
135:
130:
126:
125:
120:
115:
111:
110:
103:
101:
94:
90:
89:
86:
83:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
58:
57:
54:
53:
47:
42:
31:
30:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1510:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1465:
1463:
1452:
1447:
1445:
1440:
1438:
1433:
1432:
1426:
1424:
1420:
1415:
1412:
1408:
1407:
1399:
1394:
1392:
1387:
1385:
1380:
1379:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1363:
1358:
1355:
1351:
1350:
1346:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1324:
1320:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1199:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1035:
1026:
1021:
1019:
1014:
1012:
1007:
1006:
1003:
993:
992:
987:
981:
974:
970:
966:
963:
958:
952:
948:
944:
940:
939:Dieter Nohlen
935:
933:
928:
914:
908:
905:
901:
895:
892:
888:
882:
879:
875:
869:
866:
862:
858:
854:
851:
848:
845:
841:
837:
834:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
820:
816:
813:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
799:
795:
792:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
778:
761:
751:
749:
744:
742:
738:
735:
734:Vicente Choco
731:
721:
719:
715:
703:
698:
696:
691:
689:
684:
683:
681:
680:
674:
671:
670:
668:
658:
657:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
636:
632:
628:
625:
624:
618:
614:
613:
612:
609:
608:
605:
600:
599:
592:
589:
582:
581:
577:
575:
572:
570:
566:
565:
563:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
544:
543:
541:
540:
538:
537:
534:
529:
528:
521:
518:
516:
513:
509:
506:
505:
504:
501:
500:
494:
493:
484:
481:
480:
479:
476:
472:
469:
468:
467:
464:
463:
460:
455:
454:
445:
442:
441:
440:
437:
435:
432:
428:
425:
424:
423:
420:
419:
416:
411:
410:
401:
400:Froyla Tzalam
398:
397:
395:
391:
388:
384:
381:
380:
379:
376:
375:
369:
368:
361:
358:
356:
353:
352:
349:
344:
343:
340:
339:
335:
331:
330:
326:
322:
321:
310:
309:
305:
300:
297:
295:
294:
290:
285:
282:
281:
276:
269:
263:
250:
242:
239:
238:
234:
232:
229:
226:
225:
221:
219:
216:
213:
212:
203:
195:
192:
191:
187:
184:
181:
180:
176:
173:
170:
169:
165:
162:
160:
157:
154:
153:
149:
146:
143:
142:
139:
136:
134:
131:
128:
127:
124:
121:
119:
116:
113:
112:
107:
102:
99:
95:
92:
91:
88:Second party
87:
84:
81:
80:
76:
72:
68:
65:
59:
52: →
51:
48:
46:
43:
41:
38:←
37:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
1493:Belize stubs
1423:expanding it
1416:
1370:expanding it
1359:
1344:
1190:
1139:
989:
980:
957:
942:
745:
727:
711:
579:
444:Moses Barrow
355:Human rights
348:Constitution
302:
298:
287:
283:
230:
217:
166:(lost seat)
105:
85:First party
44:
15:
1322:Referendums
890:Total votes
864:Valid votes
649:Visa policy
383:Charles III
360:LGBT rights
227:Percentage
164:Fort George
1462:Categories
923:References
732:Area Rep.
724:Background
615:Minister:
415:Government
123:Dean Lindo
1273:1999–2000
1208:Pre 1960s
631:in Belize
545:General:
533:Elections
503:Districts
471:President
174:12 seats
991:Amandala
965:Archived
639:Passport
372:Monarchy
177:6 seats
159:Freetown
1268:1996–97
1263:1993–94
1258:1989–91
1253:1986–88
1248:1983–85
1243:1980–81
1238:1977–78
1233:1974–75
1228:1971–72
1218:1965–66
1213:1961–63
945:, p104
941:(2005)
754:Results
567:Local:
483:Speaker
434:Cabinet
378:Monarch
222:21,045
114:Leader
93:
82:
70:Turnout
1362:Belize
949:
906:50,091
896:100.00
893:44,971
867:44,450
849:100.00
846:44,450
808:21,045
787:23,309
714:Belize
466:Senate
240:Swing
235:47.4%
218:23,309
129:Party
73:89.78%
1360:This
909:89.78
870:98.84
843:Total
811:47.35
790:52.44
772:Seats
766:Votes
763:Party
256:8.47
248:0.26
231:52.4%
150:1974
147:1956
1419:stub
1366:stub
1334:2019
1329:2008
1313:2024
1308:2021
1303:2018
1298:2015
1293:2012
1288:2009
1283:2006
1278:2003
1223:1969
1191:Next
1185:2020
1180:2015
1175:2012
1170:2008
1165:2003
1160:1998
1155:1993
1150:1989
1145:1984
1140:1979
1135:1974
1130:1969
1125:1965
1120:1961
1115:1957
1110:1954
1105:1948
1100:1945
1095:1942
1090:1939
1085:1936
1080:1871
1075:1869
1070:1865
1065:1861
1060:1857
1055:1853
947:ISBN
883:1.16
832:0.22
580:2021
574:2018
569:2015
557:2020
552:2015
547:2012
394:list
50:1984
40:1974
880:521
838:New
775:+/–
308:PUP
293:PUP
185:13
138:UDP
133:PUP
106:UDP
1464::
988:,
971:,
931:^
852:18
829:96
817:–1
796:+1
793:13
629:/
396:)
209:1
201:1
188:5
1450:e
1443:t
1436:v
1425:.
1397:e
1390:t
1383:v
1372:.
1024:e
1017:t
1010:v
855:0
835:0
814:5
769:%
701:e
694:t
687:v
392:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.svg){kind=small}
