Caribbean Shores
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| Caribbean Shores | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Belize House of Representatives |
|
| District | Belize |
| Electorate | 5,117 (2012) |
| Major settlements | Belize City (part) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | United Democratic Party |
| Area Representative | Santino Castillo |
Caribbean Shores is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2012 by Santino "Santi" Castillo of the United Democratic Party.
Profile
The Caribbean Shores constituency was one of 10 new seats created for the 1984 general election. Caribbean Shores occupies the north end of the peninsula Belize City sits on, bordered by the Freetown and Fort George constituencies to the south. The constituency has an extensive shoreline on the Caribbean Sea, hence its name.[1]
Former Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel represented Caribbean Shores from 1984 to 1998.
Area Representatives
| Election | Area Representative[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Manuel Esquivel | UDP | |
| 1998 | Jose Coye | PUP | |
| 2008 | Carlos Perdomo | UDP | |
| 2012 | Santino Castillo | UDP | |
Elections
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 general election [3] Electorate: 5,117 Turnout: 3,363 (65.72%) −7.77 |
UDP hold Majority: 676 (20.1%) −11.53 |
Santino Castillo | UDP | 2,001 | 59.5 | −5.94 | ||
| David Hoy | PUP | 1,325 | 39.4 | +5.59 | ||||
| 2008 general election [4] Electorate: 4,564 Turnout: 3,354 (73.49%) −1.61 |
UDP gain from PUP Majority: 1,061 (31.63%) +26.28 |
Carlos Perdomo | UDP | 2,195 | 65.44 | +18.51 | ||
| Jose Coye | PUP | 1,134 | 33.81 | −18.47 | ||||
| 2003 general election [5] Electorate: 4,022 Turnout: 3,021 (75.1%) −14.86 |
PUP hold Majority: 163 (5.35%) −6.69 |
Jose Coye | PUP | 1,592 | 52.28 | −3.34 | ||
| Oscar Ayuso | UDP | 1,429 | 46.93 | +3.35 | ||||
| 1998 general election [6] Electorate: 3,058 Turnout: 2,751 (89.96%) +23.57 |
PUP gain from UDP Majority: 331 (12.04%) +10.44 |
Jose Coye | PUP | 1,530 | 55.62 | +6.42 | ||
| Manuel Esquivel | UDP | 1,199 | 43.58 | −7.22 | ||||
| Marilyn Pollard | PDP | 15 | 0.55 | - | ||||
| 1993 general election [7][8] Electorate: 3,901 Turnout: 2,590 (66.39%) +3.6 |
UDP hold Majority: 40 (1.6%) −8.8 |
Manuel Esquivel | UDP | 1,315 | 50.8 | −4.0 | ||
| Jose Coye | PUP | 1,275 | 49.2 | +4.8 | ||||
| 1989 general election [9][10] Electorate: 2,779 Turnout: 1,745 (62.79%) −5.5 |
UDP hold Majority: 182 (10.4%) −22.4 |
Manuel Esquivel | UDP | 957 | 54.8 | −11.2 | ||
| Louis Humbhreys | PUP | 775 | 44.4 | +11.2 | ||||
| 1984 general election [11][12] Electorate: 2,211 Turnout: 1,510 (68.29%) n/a |
UDP win Majority: 476 (32.8%) n/a |
Manuel Esquivel | UDP | 977 | 66.0 | - | ||
| Louis Humbhreys | PUP | 501 | 33.2 | - | ||||
| E. Meighan | Independent | 2 | 0.1 | - | ||||
References
- ↑ Belize election maps, Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
- ↑ Elections Results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 20 November 2014)
- ↑ GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ↑ 2008 General Elections Final Results , Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ↑ 2003 General Elections final results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ↑ General Elections 1998, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ↑ General Elections 1993, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ↑ 1993 Parliamentary Elections, Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
- ↑ General Elections 1989, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ↑ 1989 Parliamentary Elections, Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
- ↑ General Elections 1984, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ↑ 1984 Parliamentary Elections, Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
| National Assembly of Belize | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1984–1989 |
Succeeded by Pickstock |
| Preceded by | Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition 1989–1993 |
Succeeded by Pickstock |
| Preceded by | Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1993–1998 |
Succeeded by Fort George |
