Belize Rural North is an electoral
constituency in the
Belize District
Belize District is a district of the nation of Belize. Its capital is Belize City.
Geography
Most of the Belize District is in the east central mainland of Belize; the Belize District also includes various offshore islands, including Amber ...
represented in the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
of the
National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by
Marconi Leal of the
People's United Party
The People's United Party (PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the governing party of Belize after success in the 2020 Belizean general election, winning a majority of 26 seats out of 31 in the Belizean House ...
.
Profile
The Belize Rural North constituency was created for the
1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. Out of the 13 Belize District constituencies it is one of three located outside the
Belize City
Belize City is the largest city in Belize and was once the capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2010 census, Belize City has a population of 57,169 people in 16,162 households. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, w ...
limits, consisting of the northern half of the Belize District mainland.
Altun Ha, a major
Mayan ruin, is located in the constituency.
[Belize election maps](_blank)
Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
Area Representatives
Elections
References
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British Honduras Legislative Assembly constituencies established in 1961
Political divisions in Belize
Belize Rural North
1961 establishments in British Honduras