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Belize
Constitution of 1954 and Extension of Suffrage, 1954-60
Belize
Constitution of 1954 and Extension of Suffrage, 1954-60
The constitution of 1954 extended suffrage to all literate
British subjects over the age of twenty-one. The new constitution
also replaced the Legislative Council with a Legislative Assembly
that had nine elected, three official, and three appointed members
and established an Executive Council chaired by the governor. The
nine members of the council were drawn from the Legislative
Assembly and included the three official members, two of the
appointed members, and four of the elected members chosen by the
assembly. The governor was required to abide by the advice of the
Executive Council but he still held reserve powers and controlled
the introduction of financial measures into the legislature. In
1955 a quasi-ministerial government was established when three of
the elected members of the Executive Council were given
responsibility for overseeing three government ministries.
Data as of January 1992
