Country: | British Honduras |
Flag Year: | 1969 |
Type: | parliamentary |
Turnout: | 75.03% |
Previous Election: | 1965 British Honduras general election |
Previous Year: | 1965 |
Next Election: | 1974 Belizean general election |
Next Year: | 1974 |
Seats For Election: | All 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly |
Election Date: | 5 December 1969 |
Image1: | George Cadle Price.jpg |
Leader1: | George Cadle Price |
Leader Since1: | 1956 |
Party1: | People's United Party |
Leaders Seat1: | Freetown |
Last Election1: | 16 seats |
Seats1: | 17 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 12,888 |
Percentage1: | 58.85% |
Swing1: | 1.05 |
Leader2: | Philip Goldson |
Leader Since2: | 1962 |
Party2: | NIP–PDM |
Leaders Seat2: | Albert |
Last Election2: | 2 seats |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 8,910 |
Percentage2: | 40.68% |
Swing2: | 1.28 |
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 held in British Honduras in December 1969. Citizens elected 18 members to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly for a term of five years.
The ruling People's United Party (PUP) won 17 of the 18 seats in the elections, increasing its large majority. Among the opposition only Philip Goldson, leader of the National Independence Party, retained his seat.[1]