Belizean_general_election,_1989

1989 Belizean general election

1989 Belizean general election

General election held in Belize

General elections were held in Belize on 4 September 1989.[1] The result was a narrow victory for the People's United Party, which won 15 of the 28 seats. Voter turnout was 72.6%.[1]

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Background

The ruling United Democratic Party was finishing its first term and sought re-election on the basis of improved economic indicators and standard of living. The People's United Party painted them as lusting after foreign aid and recognition, particularly from the United States and Taiwan.

Another issue was national security; the PUP attacked a CIA-like operation known as the Secret Intelligence Service as being a spy network for the UDP and promised freedom of the press and other fundamental freedoms enshrined in the constitution.

Longtime PUP leader George Cadle Price returned to both the House of Representatives and as prime minister after his surprise ouster in the 1984 election, winning the Pickstock constituency in the Belize District.[2][3]

Results

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References

  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p104 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. [2]
    General Election 1989 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 9 October 2014)
  3. [3]
    The Right Honourable George Cadle Price, AmbergrisCaye.com. (accessed 9 October 2014)
  4. [4]
    The Belize Times, 10 September 1989, pC–D
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