General elections were held in British Honduras (now Belize) on 1 March 1965. Belizeans elected 18 members to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly.
The ruling People's United Party (PUP) won 16 of 18 seats in the elections. However, the opposition National Independence Party entered the Legislative Assembly for the first time in the election, with party leader Philip Goldson winning in the Albert constituencyGeneral Elections 1965, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014) and Edwin Morey winning in Toledo North."The UDP's burden of proof", Amandala. (accessed 19 November 2014)
Results
By division DivisionElectorateTurnout%Political partyCandidateVotes%Albert3,5772,55671.5National Independence PartyPhilip Goldson55.6People's United PartyFrederick Westby44.2Belize Rural North1,5851,02464.5People's United PartyFred Hunter67.8National Independence PartyElwyn Pitts28.2Belize Rural South1,22977062.7People's United PartyLouis Sylvestre70.3National Independence PartyPhillip Gillett26.9Cayo North1,8861,34371.2People's United PartyHector Silva61.9National Independence PartyTheodocio Ochoa36.3Cayo South1,7711,25971.1People's United PartySantiago Perdomo59.9National Independence PartyPedro Mena36.5Collet3,8502,67069.4People's United PartyAlbert Cattouse49.5National Independence PartyEdward Flowers48.5Corozal North1,7971,23268.6People's United PartySantiago Ricalde70.4National Independence PartyGualberto Martinez Sr.25.1Corozal South1,4401,03671.9People's United PartyFlorencio Marin83.4National Independence PartyIsidoro Castaneda11.6Fort George1,7671,27171.9People's United PartyAlexander Hunter54.3National Independence PartyHelen Taylor44.5Freetown2,8981,98068.3People's United PartyGeorge Cadle Price60.1National Independence PartyTharine Rudon38.4Mesopotamia3,3962,40070.7People's United PartyLindbergh Rogers52.2National Independence PartyColville Young46.1Orange Walk North2,2251,73177.8People's United PartyElito Urbina56.0National Independence PartyFelipe Escalante36.0IndependentVictor Grellano6.1Orange Walk South92668073.4People's United PartyGuadalupe Pech61.9National Independence PartyErlindo Leiva14.7IndependentJuan Blanco10.3Pickstock2,1721,49468.8People's United PartyGwendolyn Lizarraga68.3National Independence PartyJaime Staines29.9Stann Creek Rural2,5981,53859.2People's United PartyDavid McKoy63.2National Independence PartyAugustus Buller33.1Stann Creek Town2,6661,98274.3People's United PartyAllan Arthurs50.0National Independence PartyAlbert Arzu48.3Toledo North79355670.1National Independence PartyEdwin Morey55.0People's United PartySamuel Vernon Jr.41.5Toledo South1,28490970.8People's United PartyCharles Martinez50.4National Independence PartyCharles Westby47.5
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