1998 Belizean general election

1998 Belizean general election
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All 29 seats in the House of Representatives
Turnout90.13%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Said Musa Manuel Esquivel
Party PUP UDP
Last election 13 seats 15 seats
Seats won 26 3
Seat change Increase13 Decrease12
Popular vote 50,330 33,237
Percentage 59.67% 39.41%
Swing Increase8.4pp Decrease9.3pp
Popular vote by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Manuel Esquivel
UDP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Said Musa
PUP

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General elections were held in Belize on 27 August 1998.[1] The result was a victory for the People's United Party, which won 26 of the 29 seats and Said Musa was elected as prime minister for the first time.[2] Voter turnout was 90%, the highest since independence.[1]

Background

The ruling United Democratic Party (UDP) was widely perceived as incompetent, incapable of governing and riddled with corruption. Crime and unemployment rose while a number of government projects were universally panned. After winning nationwide municipal elections in 1994, they had lost two other municipal votes in 1996 and 1997. The PUP capitalized on the people's anger to present a manifesto of far-reaching proposals which they claimed would "Set Belize Free".

Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel advised Governor General Sir Colville Young to dissolve the House of Representatives on 13 July 1998. The House stood dissolved with effect from 15 July 1998.

Election day was set for 27 August 1998.[3] Nomination day was 11 August 1998; five political parties nominated 79 candidates, with three independents contesting.

The radio station LOVE FM held the first prime ministerial debate in Belize on 23 July 1998; it was attended by PM Esquivel and PUP leader Musa. Another debate would not be held until the 2020 election. [4][5][6]

One controversy as the election date drew near was Attorney General Dean Barrow's rushed appointment of Manuel Sosa to the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on 19 August to replace the ailing George Singh, just days before the election.[7][8] Then-opposition leader Said Musa objected to this last minute appointment, and after his party took power was able to have it overturned on the grounds that he had not been properly consulted on the appointment as required by the constitution.[9]

The National Alliance for Belizean Rights, which had run in coalition with the UDP in the previous election, chose to run on its own despite its sole member in the House, Philip Goldson, standing down. The party failed to win any seats and was not a factor in the election.

Results

The PUP won 26 of a possible 29 seats, the most lopsided general election win since independence. Several high-ranking UDP members went down to defeat, most notably Esquivel himself in Caribbean Shores. Only Barrow in Queen's Square and Michael Finnegan in Mesopotamia retained their seats for the UDP, while Erwin Contreras narrowly defeated the PUP's Amin Hegar in Cayo West for the UDP's third seat.[10] Barrow became UDP leader shortly after the election.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's United Party50,33059.6726+13
United Democratic Party33,23739.413–12
People's Democratic Party2250.270New
National Alliance for Belizean Rights1740.210–1
National Reality Truth Creation Party70.0100
Independents3720.4400
Total84,345100.00290
Valid votes84,34599.37
Invalid/blank votes5310.63
Total votes84,876100.00
Registered voters/turnout94,17390.13
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p104 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Unofficial election results of twenty-nine constituencies, Channel 5 Belize, August 28, 1998. (accessed 5 October 2014)
  3. ^ "Election day set for August 27th". News 5 Belize. 13 July 1998. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Prime Ministerial Debate in 1998 - Love FM". facebook.com. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Party leaders debate on radio". Great Belize Television. 24 July 1998.
  6. ^ "Will There be a Prime Ministerial Debate?". Great Belize Television. 30 September 2020.
  7. ^ "New Chief Justice to be appointed before election". News 5 Belize. 19 August 1998. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Sosa sworn in as Chief Justice". News 5 Belize. 26 August 1998. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Manuel Sosa sworn in as Court of Appeal Judge". News 5 Belize. 23 June 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  10. ^ General Elections 1998 Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)

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