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Belmopan is an electoral
constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
in the
Cayo District Cayo District is a district located in the west part of Belize. It is the most extensive, second-most populous and third-most densely populated of the six districts of Belize. The district's capital is the town of San Ignacio. Geography Being ...
represented in the
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of the
National Assembly of Belize The National Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the nation of Belize. It is divided into the House of Representatives, with 31 members, elected by universal suffrage, and the Senate, with 13 members, appointed by the Governor-General in ...
since 2020 by Oscar Mira 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 ...
(PUP).


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Along with Cayo North East, the Belmopan constituency was created for the 2008 general election. It encompasses the city of
Belmopan Belmopan () is the capital city of Belize. Its population in 2010 was 16,451. In addition to being the smallest capital city in the continental Americas by population, Belmopan is the third-largest settlement in Belize, behind Belize City and S ...
– the Belizean national capital – and the immediate surrounding area. It is entirely surrounded by the
Cayo South Cayo South is an electoral constituency in the Cayo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2012 by Julius Espat of the People's United Party. Profile The Cayo South constituency was create ...
constituencyBelize election maps
Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
from which it was comprised.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Belmopan (Belize House Constituency) Political divisions in Belize Belmopan (Belize House constituency) Belizean House constituencies established in 2008