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won all nine seats contested. This was the first of two occasions they would sweep the House. It was the PUP's first election under the leadership of
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The party fielded five out of a possible nine candidates, but failed to win any seats. 291: 1915: 624: 357: 340: 1600: 708:, the NP's only successful candidate in the 1954 election, ran as an 401: 1571: 1888: 1767: 1612: 73: 64: 700:The elections were the last for the pro-colonial 235: 1583: 651: 8: 1543: 1541: 1539: 712:. The HIP and NP merged in 1958 to form the 18: 1590: 1576: 1568: 1559:Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission 905:Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission 723: 658: 644: 277: 17: 682:. Price would lead the party until 1996. 916: 1535: 1471: 1468: 1465: 1393: 1390: 1387: 1326: 1323: 1320: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1209: 1206: 1203: 1140: 1137: 1134: 1073: 1070: 1067: 1006: 1003: 1000: 954: 951: 948: 901: 888: 875: 862: 849: 845: 828: 280: 20:1957 British Honduras general election 889: 876: 863: 850: 728: 240:Majority party leader before election 7: 1942:1957 elections in the British Empire 1606:Elections and referendums in Belize 84: 689:(HIP), a forerunner of the modern 14: 1922:1957 elections in Central America 1599: 618: 290: 219: 218: 180: 179: 99: 27: 1937:1957 elections in the Caribbean 1512: 1474: 1447: 1432: 1417: 1396: 1367: 1329: 1300: 1279: 1233: 1212: 1164: 1143: 1097: 1076: 1030: 1009: 957: 670:General elections were held in 1561:. (Retrieved 19 November 2014) 1: 674:on 20 March 1957. 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George Cadle Price
George Cadle Price
PUP
George Cadle Price
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George Cadle Price
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Politics of Belize

Constitution
Human rights
LGBT rights
Monarch
Charles III
Governor-General
list
Froyla Tzalam
Government
Prime Minister
Johnny BriceΓ±o
Cabinet
Leader of the Opposition
Moses Barrow
National Assembly
Senate
President
House of Representatives

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