Freetown (Belize House constituency)
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Freetown 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
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of the National Assembly of Belize since 2003 by
Francis Fonseca Francis William Fonseca (born 11 March 1967) is a Belizean politician who served as leader of the People's United Party (PUP) and as Leader of the Opposition of Belize from 2011 to 2016.
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 ...
. Fonseca served as PUP leader and Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2016.


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The Freetown constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The constituency hugs the
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shoreline on the northwest outskirts of
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 ...
, also taking in some of the city center. It borders the
Belize Rural Central Belize Rural Central is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Dolores Balderamos-García of the People's United Party (PUP). Profile The Beli ...
, Lake Independence, Pickstock, Fort George and Caribbean Shores constituencies.Belize election maps
Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
Freetown was represented by longtime
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 ...
leader and
Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
George Cadle Price from 1961 to 1984, when he was upset by the United Democratic Party's
Derek Aikman Derek Aikman (15 November 1959 - 2 March 2019) was a Belizean politician. He served in the Belize House of Representatives as an area representative for the Freetown constituency in the 1980s and early 1990s. Life A relative political newcomer ...
, a relative political newcomer. Aikman was one of two UDP area representatives who defected to the newly created National Alliance for Belizean Rights party in early 1992. A by-election was held in January 1993 after Aikman was expelled from the House for bankruptcy. At that election the seat returned to PUP control.From the Publisher
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''. (accessed 22 November 2014)


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Freetown (Belize House Constituency) British Honduras Legislative Assembly constituencies established in 1961 Political divisions in Belize Freetown (Belize House constituency) 1961 establishments in British Honduras