Belizean municipal elections, 1996–1997

Belizean municipal elections, 1996–1997

The Belizean municipal elections, 1996–1997 was a series of local government elections in Belize. They were held respectively on March 18, 1996 and March 11, 1997.

In the Belize City Council election of 1996 the People's United Party, then in opposition, swept all nine seats from the ruling United Democratic Party. One year later, they snatched 46 of 49 seats in town board elections, sweeping every town except for San Ignacio, where they took four seats.


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