Belmopan (Belize House constituency)

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Belmopan
Constituency
for the Belize House of Representatives
District Cayo
Electorate 7,780 (2012)
Major settlements Belmopan
Current constituency
Created 2008
Party      United Democratic Party
Area Representative John Saldivar

Belmopan is an electoral constituency in the Cayo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2008 by John Saldivar of the United Democratic Party.

Profile

Along with Cayo North East, the Belmopan constituency was created for the 2008 general election. It encompasses the city of Belmopan – the Belizean national capital – and the immediate surrounding area. It is entirely surrounded by the Cayo South constituency[1] from which it was comprised.

Area Representatives

Election Area Representative[2] Party
2008 John Saldivar UDP

Elections

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
2012 general election [3]
Electorate: 7,780
Turnout: 5,603 (72.02%) −3.23
UDP hold
Majority: 218 (3.89%) −16.42
John Saldivar UDP 2,775 49.53 −6.15
Amin Hegar PUP 2,557 45.64 +10.27
Richard Smith PNP 230 4.10 -
2008 general election [4]
Electorate: 6,060
Turnout: 4,560 (75.25%) n/a
UDP win
Majority: 926 (20.31%) n/a
John Saldivar UDP 2,539 55.68 -
Rolando Zetina PUP 1,613 35.37 -
Paul Morgan VIP 359 7.87 -

References

  1. Belize election maps, Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
  2. Elections Results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 20 November 2014)
  3. GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
  4. 2008 General Elections Final Results , Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)