Belize municipal elections, 2003 were a series of municipal
elections held on March 5, 2003 to elect City and Town Councils in the Cities of
Belize and
Belmopan and the towns of
Corozal,
Orange Walk,
San Pedro,
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Argentina
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/Santa Elena,
Dangriga and
Punta Gorda. 142 candidates ran in this election, of whom 25% were women.
This election was the first to be held on the same day as a
general election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
, although general and municipal elections have been held in the same year.
The ruling
People's United Party (PUP) won 47 of a possible 67 seats, with the
UDP winning the remaining 20.
Major party preparations
Beginning with the 1997 City Council elections, municipal elections have generally been called in March every three years. Even before then the majority of local and national elections were held in March or April.
References
2003 elections in Central America
2003 elections in the Caribbean
Municipal elections
Municipal elections in Belize
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