British Honduras legislative election, 1957
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A legislative election was held in British Honduras
on March 20, 1957.
The ruling People's United Party
won all nine seats contested. This was the first of two occasions they would sweep the House.
These were the last elections for both the Honduran Independence Party and National Party.
British Honduras
British Honduras was a British colony that is now the independent nation of Belize.First colonised by Spaniards in the 17th century, the territory on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, became a British crown colony from 1862 until 1964, when it became self-governing. Belize became...
on March 20, 1957.
The ruling People's United Party
People's United Party
The People's United Party is one of two major political parties in Belize, and currently the main opposition party. It is a Christian Democratic party; the current Party Leader is Francis Fonseca....
won all nine seats contested. This was the first of two occasions they would sweep the House.
These were the last elections for both the Honduran Independence Party and National Party.