1979 Belizean general election

1979 Belizean general election

← 1974 21 November 1979 1984 →

All 18 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout89.78%
  First party Second party
  George Cadle Price
UDP
Leader George Cadle Price Dean Lindo
Party PUP UDP
Leader since 1956 1974
Leader's seat Freetown Fort George (lost seat)
Last election 12 seats 6 seats
Seats won 13 5
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 23,309 21,045
Percentage 52.4% 47.4%
Swing Decrease 0.26 Increase 8.47

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

General elections were held in Belize on 21 November 1979.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling People's United Party, which won 13 of the 18 seats. Voter turnout was 89.9%.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p104 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ General Elections 1979 Archived 13 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)