House of Representatives (Belize)

House of Representatives

Type
Type	Lower House
Leadership
Speaker	Michael Peyrefitte Since March 21, 2012
Prime Minister	Dean Barrow, UDP Since February 8, 2008
Leader of the Opposition	Francis Fonseca, PUP Since November 3, 2011
Structure
Seats	31

Political groups	HM Government United Democratic Party (19) HM Most Loyal Opposition People's United Party (12)
Meeting place
National Assembly Building of Belize Independence Hill Belmopan Belize
Website
http://www.governmentofbelize.gov.bz

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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.

Current members of the House of Representatives by district 1
Latest election 2
See also 3
References 4
External links 5

Current members of the House of Representatives by district

The elected representatives and their constituencies according to the Elections and Boundaries Department are:^[1]

Belize District

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 District

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 District

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 District

Corozal North: Hugo Amilcar Patt (UDP)
Corozal South West: Ramiro Ramirez (PUP)
Corozal Bay: Pablo Marin (UDP)
Corozal South East: Florencio Julian Marin (PUP)

Stann Creek District

Dangriga: Frank Mena (UDP)
Stann Creek West: Rodwell Ferguson (PUP)

Toledo District

Toledo West: Oscar Requena (PUP)
Toledo East: Mike Espat (PUP)

Latest election

**Summary of the 7 March 2012 Belizean House of Representatives election results**
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

References

^ General Elections 2012, Elections and Boundaries Department, 7 March 2012.

External links

Belize House of Representatives

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House of Representatives (Belize)