People's Democratic Party (Belize)

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The People's Democratic Party was a minor political party in Belize led by Estevan Perera.[1]

History[edit]

The party was founded in 1995.[1] In the 1996 Belize City Council elections they received 3% of the vote.[2] They subsequently contested the 1998 general elections, fielding 14 candidates for the 29-seat House of Representatives.[3] They received only 225 votes and failed to win a seat,[4] and did not contest any subsequent national elections.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b People's Democratic Party Caribbean Elections
  2. ^ P.D.P. unveils candidates, manifesto News 5, 15 June 1998
  3. ^ Third and fourth parties say not to count them out News 5, 17 July 1998
  4. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p106 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6