People's Democratic Party (Belize) Explained

The People's Democratic Party was a minor political party in Belize led by Estevan Perera.[1]

History

The party was founded in 1995.[1] In the 1996 Belize City Council elections they received 3% of the vote.[2] They subsequently contested the 1998 general elections, fielding 14 candidates for the 29-seat House of Representatives.[3] They received only 225 votes and failed to win a seat,[4] and did not contest any subsequent national elections.

Notes and References

  1. http://caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/parties/bz_parties/pdp.asp People's Democratic Party
  2. https://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/24776 P.D.P. unveils candidates, manifesto
  3. https://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/24626 Third and fourth parties say not to count them out
  4. [Dieter Nohlen]