General elections were held in British Honduras on 28 April 1954 for all 9 seats in the House of Representatives using a first-past-the-post system.

This was the first election to be held under universal suffrage.

The new constitution replaced the Legislative Council with a Legislative Assembly, which had nine elected members, three officials and three appointed members.

Political Parties & Candidates

A total of 20 candidates contested the election.

Results

The result was a decisive victory for the pro-independence People's United Party, which won eight of the nine seats in a coalition with the General Workers' Union.

The pro-colonial National Party won the remaining seat, with NP candidate Charles Westby prevailing in the Toledo constituency.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 70.41%