28 April 1954 1957 → 1953 1951 8 1 | PUP NP candidate in Belize West (not a candidate) 9,461 3,342 | |
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General elections were held in British Honduras on 28 April 1954, the first held under universal suffrage. The new constitution replaced the Legislative Council with a Legislative Assembly, which had nine elected members, three officials and three appointed members. 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.
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British Honduras general election, 1954 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA