House of Representatives (Belize)
| House of Representatives | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker
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Michael Peyrefitte
Since March 21, 2012 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 31 |
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Political groups
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HM Government HM Most Loyal Opposition |
| Meeting place | |
| National Assembly Building of Belize Independence Hill Belmopan Belize |
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| Website | |
| http://www.governmentofbelize.gov.bz | |
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Belize |
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The House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. It was created under the 1981 constitution. Members are commonly called "Area Representatives."
Area Representatives are elected by winning a majority of votes in their respective constituencies under the first-past-the-post system. The body is directly descended from the British Honduras Legislative Assembly created in 1954 with nine elected members. It has been expanded several times since: to 18 in 1961, 28 in 1984, 29 in 1993 and finally to 31 in 2008. The leader of the majority party in the Belize House typically becomes Prime Minister of Belize.
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Current members of the House of Representatives by district[edit]
The elected representatives and their constituencies according to the Elections and Boundaries Department are:[1]
- Caribbean Shores: Santino "Santi" Castillo (UDP)
- Freetown: Francis W. Fonseca (PUP), Leader of the Opposition
- Pickstock: Wilfred "Sedi" Elrington (UDP)
- Fort George: Said Musa (PUP)
- Lake Independence: Mark Anthony King (UDP)
- Albert: Herman R. Longsworth (UDP)
- Collet: Patrick Jason Faber (UDP)
- Mesopotamia: Michael Finnegan (UDP)
- Queen's Square: Dean Barrow (UDP), Prime Minister
- Port Loyola: Anthony "Boots" Martinez (UDP)
- Belize Rural North: Edmond Castro (UDP)
- Belize Rural South: Jose Manuel "Junior" Heredia (UDP)
- Belize Rural Central: Dolores Balderamos (PUP)
- Orange Walk North: Gaspar "Gapi" Vega (UDP)
- Orange Walk Central: Juan "Johnny" Antonio Briceño (PUP)
- Orange Walk East: Dr. Marco Tulio Mendez (PUP)
- Orange Walk South: Jose Abelardo Mai (PUP)
- Cayo North: Omar Figueroa (UDP)
- Cayo South: Julius Espat (PUP)
- Cayo West: Erwin Rafael Contreras (UDP)
- Cayo Central: Rene Montero (UDP)
- Cayo North East: Elvin Penner (UDP)
- Belmopan: John B. Saldivar (UDP)
- Corozal North: Hugo Amilcar Patt (UDP)
- Corozal South West: Ramiro Ramirez (PUP)
- Corozal Bay: Pablo Marin (UDP)
- Corozal South East: Florencio Julian Marin (PUP)
- Dangriga: Frank Mena (UDP)
- Stann Creek West: Rodwell Ferguson (PUP)
- Toledo West: Oscar Requena (PUP)
- Toledo East: Mike Espat (PUP)
Latest election[edit]
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democratic Party | 64,976 | 50.37 | 17 | |
| People's United Party | 61,329 | 47.54 | 14 | |
| People's National Party | 828 | 0.64 | — | |
| Independents | 822 | 0.64 | — | |
| Vision Inspired by the People | 382 | 0.30 | — | |
| Total valid votes | 128,999 | 100.00 | 31 | |
| Invalid votes | 1,259 | |||
| Total votes cast (turnout 73.16%) | 130,258 | |||
| Registered voters | 178,054 | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ General Elections 2012, Elections and Boundaries Department, 7 March 2012.