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is one of two chambers of the

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, the other being the

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. It was created under the 1981 constitution. Members are commonly called "Area Representatives." Area Representatives are elected by winning a majority of votes in their respective

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under the

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system. The body is directly descended from the

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Current members of the House of Representatives by district

The elected representatives and their constituencies according to the Elections and Boundaries Department are: ;

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Kareem Musa Kareem Musa is a Belizean politician. A member of the People's United Party, he has represented the Caribbean Shores constituency in the Belize House since 2015. Also, he is the minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries. H ...

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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.

(PUP) * Pickstock:

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(PUP) * Fort George:

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(PUP) * Lake Independence:

Cordel Hyde Cordel Hyde (born 20 August 1973) is a Belizean politician. He is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Belize since 16 November 2020. He is a member of the People's United Party, he has represented the Lake Independence constituency in the Be ...

(PUP) *

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: Patrick Faber (UDP) *

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Shyne Barrow Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow, best known by his stage name Shyne; November 8, 1978) is a Belizean rapper and politician.

(UDP), ''Leader of the opposition'' * Queen's Square: Denise "Sista B" Barrow (UDP) *

Port Loyola Port Loyola is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Gilroy Usher of the People's United Party The People's United Party (PUP) is one o ...

: Gilroy Usher Sr. (PUP) *

Belize Rural North Belize Rural North is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Marconi Leal of the People's United Party. Profile The Belize Rural North const ...

: Marconi Prince Leal (PUP) * Belize Rural South: Abner ‘Andre’ Perez (PUP) *

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Orange Walk District Orange Walk District is a district in the northwest of the nation of Belize, with its district capital in Orange Walk Town. Main settlements The Orange Walk District, with an area of 1,829 square miles (4,636 square km), is located north-northwe ...

Orange Walk North Orange Walk North is an electoral constituency in the Orange Walk District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize The National Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the nation of Belize. It is divid ...

: Ramon "Monchi" Cervantes (PUP) *

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Orange Walk East Orange Walk East is an electoral constituency in the Orange Walk District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize The National Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the nation of Belize. It is divide ...

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Orange Walk South Orange Walk South is an electoral constituency in the Orange Walk District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize The National Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the nation of Belize. It is divide ...

: Jose Abelardo Mai (PUP) ;

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 ...

Cayo North Cayo North is an electoral constituency in the Cayo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize by Michel Chebat of the People’s United Party (PUP). Profile The Cayo North constituency was created ...

Michel Chebat Michel Hannah Chebat, Jr. (born 23 May 1969) is a Belizean lawyer. He has previously served as Chairman of Social Security Board (Belize), Belize's Social Security Board as well as President of the Bar Association of Belize. He is a partner in the ...

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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 ...

: Julius Espat (PUP) *

Cayo West Cayo West is an electoral constituency in the Cayo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Jorge Espat of the People's United Party (PUP). Profile The Cayo West constituency was one o ...

: Jorge "Milin" Espat (PUP) *

Cayo Central Cayo Central is an electoral constituency in the Cayo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Alex Balona of the People's United Party (PUP). Profile The Cayo Central constituency w ...

: Luis ‘Alex’ Balona (PUP) * Cayo North East: Orlando Habet (PUP) *

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 ...

: Oscar Mira (PUP) ;

Corozal District Corozal District is the northernmost district of the nation of Belize. The population was 33,894 in 2000. The district capital is Corozal Town. Pre-Columbian Maya ruins are found in Corozal at Santa Rita near Corozal Town, and at Cerros. Town ...

Corozal North Corozal North is an electoral constituency in the Corozal District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2012 by Hugo Amilcar Patt of the United Democratic Party. Profile The Corozal North consti ...

: Hugo Patt (UDP) *

Corozal South West Corozal South West is an electoral constituency in the Corozal District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize The National Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the nation of Belize. It is divided ...

: Ramiro Ramirez (PUP) *

Corozal Bay Corozal Bay is an inlet of Chetumal Bay, indenting northern Belize. Several resort areas are located on the coast of the bay, most notably Corozal Town. The New River (Belize) flows north into the bay. The town of Consejo is located north-northea ...

: Elvia Vega-Samos (PUP) * Corozal South: Florencio Marin Jr. (PUP) ;

Stann Creek District Stann Creek District is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 32,166 people. Its capital is the town of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town." Stann comes from "stan ...

Dangriga Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean coast at the mouth of the North Stann Creek River. It is the capital of Belize's Stann Creek District. Dangriga is served by the Dangriga Airpo ...

: Dr. Louis Zabaneh (PUP) * Stann Creek West: Rodwell Ferguson (PUP) ;

Toledo District Toledo District is the southernmost district in Belize, and Punta Gorda is the District capital. It is the second most developed region in the country (according to the Human Development Index (HDI)). The district has a diverse topography whic ...

Toledo West Toledo West is an electoral constituency in the Toledo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize The National Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the nation of Belize. It is divided into the ...

: Oscar Requena (PUP) *

Toledo East Toledo East is an electoral constituency in the Toledo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2012 by Michael Espat of the People's United Party. Espat also served several non-consecutive t ...

: Michael Espat (PUP)

Elections

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According to Section 84 of the

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, the National Assembly must be dissolved "five years from the date when the two Houses of the former National Assembly first met" unless dissolved sooner by the

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upon the advice of the prime minister. and the election held within three months of the dissolution. The current parliament first met on Friday 13 November 2020, so the next election must be held no later than 13 February 2026.

Past elections

The most recent general election to the House of Representatives, held on 11 November 2020, was the 16th since 1954 when universal literate adult suffrage was introduced, and the 8th since independence from the United Kingdom in 1981. 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 ...

led by

Johnny Briceño John Antonio Briceño (born 17 July 1960) is a Belizean politician who is the 5th and current Prime Minister of Belize since 12 November 2020, and the leader of the People's United Party (PUP) since 2016. He was Leader of the Opposition from 20 ...

entered Government for the first time last winning in 2003. It won 26 seats, while the United Democratic Party won only 5 seats.

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Past elections

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