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1961 British Honduras General Election
General elections were held in British Honduras on 26 March 1961. They were the first following a constitutional review, which had increased the number of elected seats from 9 to 18, whilst a further five members would be appointed by the Governor and two would be officials.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p100 The result was a victory for the ruling People's United Party The People's United Party (, PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the governing party of Belize after success in the 2025 Belizean general election, winning a majority of 26 seats out of 31 in the Belizean Hou ..., which won all 18 seats.General Elections 1961 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Belize)
The House of Representatives of Belize is the lower chamber of the National Assembly of Belize, National Assembly, the other being the Senate of Belize, Senate. It was created under the Constitution of Belize, 1981 constitution. Members are commonly called "Area Representatives". Area Representatives are elected by winning a majority of votes in their respective Constituencies of Belize, constituencies under the First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post system. The body is directly descended from the British Honduras Legislative Assembly created in 1954 with nine elected members. It has been expanded several times since: to 18 in 1961, 28 in 1984, 29 in 1993 and finally to 31 in 2008. The leader of the majority party in the Belize House typically becomes List of Prime Ministers of Belize, Prime Minister of Belize. Current members of the House of Representatives by district The elected representatives and their constituencies according to the Elections and Boundaries Dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayo North
Cayo North is an electoral constituency in the Cayo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize by Michel Chebat of the People’s United Party (PUP). Profile The Cayo North constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The constituency is based in the northwestern corner of Cayo District.Belize election maps Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 25 November 2014. It includes the southern part of as well as the villages of |
1961 In British Honduras
Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Elections In Belize
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. French Revolutionary system Arab system Other variations Other nomenclatures for general officers include the titles and ranks: * Adjutant general * Commandant-General, Commandant-general * Inspector general * General-in-chief * General of the Air Force (USAF only) * General of the Armies, General of the Armies of the United States (of America), a title created for General John J. Pershing, and subsequently grante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Elections In Central America
Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickstock (Belize House Constituency)
Pickstock is an electoral Constituencies of Belize, constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives (Belize), House of Representatives of the National Assembly (Belize), National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Anthony Mahler of the People's United Party (PUP). Profile The Pickstock constituency was created for the 1961 British Honduras general election, 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The constituency is based in north-central Belize City, bordered by the Freetown (Belize House constituency), Freetown, Fort George (Belize House constituency), Fort George, Albert (Belize House constituency), Albert, Collet (Belize House constituency), Collet and Lake Independence (Belize House constituency), Lake Independence constituencies.Belize election maps Ps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Walk South
Orange Walk South is an electoral constituency in the Orange Walk District represented in the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ... of the National Assembly of Belize. Area representatives Elections References Political divisions in Belize Belizean House constituencies established in 1984 {{Belize-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Walk North
Orange Walk North is an electoral constituency in the Orange Walk District represented in the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ... of the National Assembly of Belize. Area representatives Elections References Political divisions in Belize Orange Walk North Belizean House constituencies established in 1984 {{Belize-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesopotamia (Belize House Constituency)
Mesopotamia, sometimes abbreviated as Mesop, is an electoral Constituencies of Belize, constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives (Belize), House of Representatives of the National Assembly (Belize), National Assembly of Belize since 2025 by Lee Mark Chang of the United Democratic Party (Belize), United Democratic Party (UDP). Profile The Mesopotamia constituency was created for the 1961 British Honduras general election, 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. It currently comprises much of central Belize City, surrounded by the Collet (Belize House constituency), Collet, Queen's Square (Belize House constituency), Queen's Square and Albert (Belize House constituency), Albert constituencies.Belize election maps Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort George (Belize House Constituency)
Fort George is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize represented by Henry Usher since 2020. It was previously represented by Usher’s father and former Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa of the People's United Party from 1974 to 1984 and from 1989 until the 2020 general election. Profile The Fort George constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The constituency is based in the easternmost areas of Belize City along the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea. It is bounded by the Greater Antilles to the north from Cuba ..., bordered by the Pickstock and Albert constituencies. It is connected to the latter by the Belize City Swing Bridge. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corozal North
Corozal North is an electoral constituency in the Corozal District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2012 by Hugo Amilcar Patt of the United Democratic Party. Profile The Corozal North constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. It is the northernmost constituency in the country, running along the Mexican border on the Hondo River. Settlements in the constituency include Paraíso, Patchacan and a portion of Corozal Town Corozal is a town in Belize, capital of Corozal District. Corozal is located about 84 miles north of Belize City, and 9 miles from the border with Mexico. The population of Corozal, according to the main results of the 2010 census, is 9,871. Co ....Belize election maps Psephos - Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collet (Belize House Constituency)
Collet is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2025 by Devin Daly of the People United Party . Profile The Collet constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The constituency is based in areas of Belize City west of the city center, bordered by the Lake Independence, Port Loyola, Pickstock, Albert, Mesopotamia Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. Today, Mesopotamia is known as present-day Iraq and forms the eastern geographic boundary of ... and Queen's Square constituencies.Belize election maps Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
