The House of Representatives of

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is one of two chambers of the

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, the other being the Senate. 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 constituencies under the

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system. The body is directly descended from the British Honduras Legislative Assembly created in 1954 with nine elected members. It has been expanded several times since: to 18 in 1961, 28 in 1984, 29 in 1993 and finally to 31 in 2008. The leader of the majority party in the Belize House typically becomes Prime Minister of Belize.

Current members of the House of Representatives by district

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

Caribbean Shores Caribbean Shores is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2015 by Kareem Musa of the People's United Party. Profile The Caribbean Shores constituency ...

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. ...

(PUP) *

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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: Anthony Mahler (PUP) * Fort George: Henry Charles Usher (PUP) * Lake Independence:

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(PUP) * Albert:

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(UDP) * Collet: Patrick Faber (UDP) *

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: Shyne Barrow (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 The National Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the nation of Belize. It is divided into the ...

: Gilroy Usher Sr. (PUP) * Belize Rural North: Marconi Prince Leal (PUP) *

Belize Rural South Belize Rural South is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Andre Perez of the People's United Party (PUP). Founding and creation outh con ...

: Abner ‘Andre’ Perez (PUP) * Belize Rural Central:

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(PUP) ; Orange Walk District * Orange Walk North: Ramon "Monchi" Cervantes (PUP) * Orange Walk Central: Juan "Johnny" Antonio Briceño (PUP), ''

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: Kevin Bernard (PUP) * Orange Walk South:

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(PUP) ; Cayo District *

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 f ...

: Michel Chebat (PUP) * Cayo South:

Julius Espat Julius Espat (born February, 1968) is a Belizean Politician who was born in Belize City. He was first elected as Cayo South area representative on March 7, 2012. and was reelected in November 2015. He is currently the Chairman of the Public Acco ...

(PUP) * Cayo West: 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 wa ...

: Luis ‘Alex’ Balona (PUP) *

Cayo North East Cayo North East is an electoral constituency in the Cayo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2015 by Orlando Habet of the People's United Party. Profile Cayo North East includes the n ...

: Orlando Habet (PUP) *

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: 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. To ...

* Corozal North: Hugo Patt (UDP) * Corozal South West: Ramiro Ramirez (PUP) *

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: 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 "sta ...

* Dangriga: Dr. Louis Zabaneh (PUP) * Stann Creek West:

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(PUP) ; Toledo District *

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: 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 te ...

: Michael Espat (PUP)

Elections

Next election

According to Section 84 of the Constitution of Belize, 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 Governor-General of Belize 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 led by Johnny Briceño entered Government for the first time last winning in 2003. It won 26 seats, while the United Democratic Party won only 5 seats.

References

External links

Belize House of Representatives
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