People's Democratic Party (Belize)
The People's Democratic Party was a minor political party in Belize led by Estevan Perera.People's Democratic Party
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History

The party was founded in 1995. In the 1996 Belize City Council elections they received 3% of the vote. They subsequently contested the 1998 general elections, fielding 14 candidates for the 29-seat House of Representatives.
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Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a water boundary with Honduras to the southeast. It has an area of and a population of 441,471 (2022). Its mainland is about long and wide. It is the least populated and population density, least densely populated country in Central America. Its population growth rate of 1.87% per year (2018 estimate) is the second-highest in the region and one of the List of countries by population growth rate, highest in the Western Hemisphere. Its Capital city, capital is Belmopan, and its largest city is the namesake city of Belize City. Belize is often thought of as a Caribbean country in Central America because it has a history similar to that of English-speaking Caribbean nations. Indeed, Belize’s institutions and official language reflect its histor ...
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1996–97 Belizean Municipal Elections
A series of local government elections were held in Belize in 1996–97. They were held respectively on March 18, 1996 for the Belize city municipal seats and March 11, 1997. Information 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. References Municipal elections in Belize 1996 elections in Central America 1996 elections in the Caribbean 1997 elections in Central America 1997 elections in the Caribbean Municipal elections Municipal elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

1998 Belizean General Election
General elections were held in Belize on 27 August 1998.Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p104 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.Unofficial election results of twenty-nine constituencies
Channel 5 Belize, August 28, 1998. (accessed 5 October 2014) Voter turnout was 90.1%, the highest since independence.

Background

The ruling United Democratic Party (UDP) was widel ...
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Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections m ...s and political development, he has published several books.About the contributors
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Bibliography

Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Elect ...
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Defunct Political Parties In Belize
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1995 Establishments In Belize
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