Dates
In what year did Belize became independent?
1981
Who was Belize's first Prime Minister?
Hon. George Cadle Price
In what year did the PUP government had financial difficulties and there were allegations of corruption?
2003
A general election has to be called within ________ year of a new government coming to office.
five
The PUP had been in power since__________, and remained in power after self government.
1961
In what year did the United Democratic Party (UDP) won their first elections?
December 1984
Why did the Hon. Dean Barrow called earl elections in 2015?
He had been advised by the the Governor-General to dissolve the National Assembly and to fix the 4th November 2015 as the date for the next general elections.
How many general elections have taken place since independence?
eight
In what year did the UDP won the election and Manuel Esquivel became Prime Minister for a second term?
August 1993
Who was the first person to represent the United Democratic Party?
Manuel Esquivel
In ______________, the UDP won on the elections again and Dean Barrow became Prime Minister for a second term.
March 2012
Which political party headed the government in 1981?
People’s United Party (PUP)
In what year did the PUP won again and George Price became Prime Minister for the second term?
September 1989
Who was the first Prime Minister for the UDP?
Manuel Esquivel
In what year did Hon. Dean Barrow call an early election?
On 28 September 2015
In what year did the PUP won after campaigning with the promise to make education the top priority?
2003
In what year did the PUP campaigned with a pro-working class agenda and won the election?
August 1998
Which political party remained in power after self-government up until 1964.
PUP
In ________________ civil disturbances and riots erupted.
2005
Give two reasons why a government could calls an early general election.
a) The government feels it is more likely to win then than it waits for the end of the full five – year term.
b) Or it is forced to call by public unrest or by vote of no-confidence.