Election Name: | 1974 Belizean general election |
Country: | Belize |
Flag Image: | Flag_of_Belize_(1950-1981).svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Turnout: | 70.58% |
Previous Election: | 1969 British Honduras general election |
Previous Year: | 1969 |
Next Election: | 1979 Belizean general election |
Next Year: | 1979 |
Seats For Election: | All 18 seats in the House of Representatives |
Election Date: | 30 October 1974 |
Leader1: | George Cadle Price |
Leader Since1: | 1956 |
Party1: | People's United Party |
Leaders Seat1: | Freetown |
Last Election1: | 17 seats |
Seats1: | 12 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 12,269 |
Percentage1: | 52.66% |
Swing1: | 6.19pp |
Leader2: | Dean Lindo |
Leader Since2: | 1974 |
Party2: | United Democratic Party (Belize) |
Leaders Seat2: | Ran in Fort George |
Last Election2: | – |
Seats2: | 6 |
Seat Change2: | New |
Popular Vote2: | 9,069 |
Percentage2: | 38.93% |
Swing2: | New |
Premier | |
Before Election: | George Cadle Price |
After Election: | George Cadle Price |
Before Party: | People's United Party |
After Party: | People's United Party |
General elections were in Belize on 30 October 1974. Belizeans elected 18 members to the House of Representatives. The elections were the first since the country was officially renamed from British Honduras in 1973.
The ruling People's United Party (PUP) won the largest share (12) of seats in the elections. The United Democratic Party – formed the previous year by a merger of the National Independence Party, People's Development Movement and Liberal Party – ran for the first time in this election, winning six seats.[1] The UDP fielded candidates nationwide except in Corozal District, where it supported candidates from the Corozal United Front. The UDP absorbed the CUF after the election.[2]