1998 Belizean general election

1998 Belizean general election
27 August 1998
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 13 12
Popular vote 50,330 33,237
Percentage 59.67% 39.41%
Swing 8.4pp 9.3pp
Popular vote by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Manuel Esquivel
UDP

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Said Musa
PUP

General elections were held in Belize on 27 August 1998. 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. Voter turnout was 90%, the highest since independence.

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