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.[ 1] The result was a victory for the ruling People's United Party , which won all 18 seats.[ 2]
The National Independence Party , founded in 1958 by a merger of the two previous major opposition parties, the Honduran Independence Party and the National Party , contested general elections for the first time in 1961. A third party formed by former PUP and NP members, the Christian Democratic Party , also fielded candidates. Both parties failed to win seats.
Division
Electorate
Turnout
%
Political party
Candidate
Votes
%
Albert
2,424
2,058
84.9
People's United Party
Frederick Westby
42.8
Christian Democratic Party
Nicholas Pollard
37.9
National Independence Party
Floss Casasola
18.7
Belize Rural North
1,406
1,041
74.0
People's United Party
Fred Hunter
62.2
Christian Democratic Party
Arthur Wade
25.4
National Independence Party
Marcelo Casasola
10.3
Belize Rural South
1,052
781
74.2
People's United Party
Louis Sylvestre
81.3
National Independence Party
Todd Brown
15.6
Cayo North
1,292
1,042
80.7
People's United Party
Hector Silva
70.5
National Independence Party
Manuel Figueroa
27.0
Cayo South
1,174
962
81.9
People's United Party
Santiago Perdomo
61.3
Christian Democratic Party
Eduardo Espat
30.0
National Independence Party
Pedro Mena
5.8
Collet
2,706
2,168
80.1
People's United Party
Albert Cattouse
44.6
National Independence Party
Edward Flowers
43.9
Christian Democratic Party
Mervin Hulse
9.3
Corozal North
1,473
1,141
77.5
People's United Party
Santiago Ricalde
79.9
National Independence Party
Gualberto Martinez
18.1
Corozal South
1,480
956
64.6
People's United Party
Jesus Ken
85.7
National Independence Party
Victor Greenwood
10.5
Fort George
1,422
1,225
86.1
People's United Party
Alexander Hunter
60.2
National Independence Party
Herbert Fuller
28.5
Christian Democratic Party
Denbigh Jeffery
10.8
Freetown
1,850
1,625
87.8
People's United Party
George Cadle Price
67.1
National Independence Party
Sabino Savery
24.8
Christian Democratic Party
Erenst Cain
7.6
Mesopotamia
2,501
1,993
79.7
People's United Party
C. L. B. Rogers
62.4
National Independence Party
Erlean Casasola
28.4
Christian Democratic Party
Edward Usher
8.6
Orange Walk North
1,377
1,089
79.1
People's United Party
Victor Orellana
57.6
National Independence Party
Eloy Escalante
40.7
Orange Walk South
926
680
73.4
People's United Party
Guadalupe Pech
81.4
National Independence Party
Ignacio Vega
14.4
Pickstock
1,680
1,418
84.4
People's United Party
Gwendolyn Lizarraga
68.6
National Independence Party
Jaime Staines
16.3
Christian Democratic Party
Clare Gill
13.3
Independent
Robert Taylor
0.7
Independent
James Ysaguirre
0.4
Stann Creek Rural
1,856
1,343
72.4
People's United Party
David McKoy
72.3
National Independence Party
Harry Stanley
23.7
Stann Creek Town
1,816
1,493
82.2
People's United Party
Allan Arthurs
52.3
National Independence Party
Paul Guerrero
44.2
Toledo North
547
374
68.4
People's United Party
Faustino Zuniga
55.6
National Independence Party
Charles Westby
42.2
Toledo South
941
732
77.8
People's United Party
Sam Vernon
48.0
National Independence Party
Francis Martinez
39.5
Christian Democratic Party
Alan Woodeye
11.5