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A legislative election was held in British Honduras on March 20, 1957. The countries of the Commonwealth Realm share the same monarch. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... This page contains a list of Governors-General of Belize. ... Sir Colville Norbert Young (born 1932) is the Governor-General of Belize, and also patron of the Scout Association of Belize. ... The government of Belize is directed by the Prime Minister. ... Said Wilbert Musa, PC, (born March 19, 1944) is a Belizean lawyer and politician, and has been Prime Minister of Belize since August 28, 1998. ... É The Leader of the Opposition of Belize is an elected official who, according to the Constitution, commands the support of those elected officials that do not support the Government. ... Dean Oliver Barrow (born March 2, 1951) is a Belizean lawyer and politician and the leader of the United Democratic Party. ... The National Assembly of is the bicameral legislature of Belize. ... The Senate is one of the chambers of the National Assembly. ... The House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. ... This article lists political parties in Belize. ... The Peoples United Party is the ruling Christian Democratic political party of Belize. ... The United Democratic Party is the main opposition political party in Belize. ... Politics of Belize Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Belize ... É A legislative election will be held in the nation of Belize in 2008. ... Belizes 6 districts are divided into 31 constituencies. ... Districts of Belize Belize is divided into 6 districts. ... Belizes principal external concern has been the dispute involving the Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Flag Capital Belize City Language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy History  - Established 1871  - Disestablished 1981 Area 22,966 km2 8,867 sq mi Currency British Honduran dollar Flag of British Honduras British Honduras was the former name of what is now the independent nation of Belize and was a British... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...


The ruling People's United Party won all nine seats contested. This was the first of two occasions they would sweep the House. The Peoples United Party is the ruling Christian Democratic political party of Belize. ...


These were the last elections for both the Honduran Independence Party and National Party. Honduran Independence Party was a shortlived 1950s political party that was essentially a splinter group of the Peoples United Party (PUP). ... The National Party of Belize (NP) was a political party established mainly to fight the anticolonialist movement propagated by the Peoples United Party (PUP). ...

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Summary of the 1957 British Honduras Legislative Assembly election results
Parties Votes % Seats
People's United Party 6,876 61.32 9
Honduran Independence Party 2,057 18.34 -
National Party 1,449 12.92 -
Independents 832 7.42 -
Total valid votes 11,214 100.00 9
Invalid votes 420
Total votes cast (turnout: 52.7%) 11,634
Registered voters 22,058

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