1984 Belizean general election
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Turnout | 74.96% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Belize on 14 December 1984.[1] The result was a victory for the opposition United Democratic Party, which won 21 of the 28 seats. Voter turnout was 75.0%.[1]
Background
The elections were the first in Belize since it achieved full independence from the
The ongoing border dispute with Guatemala was also a campaign issue, with the UDP criticising Price's negotiations.[3] The UDP advocated for foreign direct investment to help reduce the unemployment rate.[4]
Just a few months before the election, Price ordered a redistricting of electoral boundaries. This created 10 new constituencies for a total of 28, but the majority were upset because of claims that the PUP drew the boundaries with victory in mind. Esquivel was elected in the newly created Caribbean Shores House constituency, while Price himself was defeated in his Freetown constituency after over 30 years of continuous service in the House of Representatives and its predecessors.[5] Esquivel succeeded Price as prime minister to become the first non-PUP leader in the nation's history. Price continued to lead the PUP from outside the National Assembly while Florencio Marin became Leader of the Opposition.[6]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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United Democratic Party | 25,756 | 54.07 | 21 | +16 | |
People's United Party | 20,961 | 44.00 | 7 | –6 | |
Christian Democratic Party | 708 | 1.49 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 213 | 0.45 | 0 | New | |
Total | 47,638 | 100.00 | 28 | +10 | |
Valid votes | 47,638 | 98.61 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 673 | 1.39 | |||
Total votes | 48,311 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 64,447 | 74.96 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ United Democratic Party, Countrystudies.us. (accessed 10 October 2014)
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ General Election 1984 Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 9 October 2014)
- ^ The Right Honourable George Cadle Price, AmbergrisCaye.com. (accessed 9 October 2014)