Corozal South East 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

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 ...

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 House of Representatives, with 31 members, elected by universal suffrage, and the Senate, with 13 members, appointed by the Governor-General in ...

since 2008 by

Florencio Julian Marin Florencio is a name which may refer to: Given name *Florencio de Valeránica, 10th century Castilian monk, scribe and miniaturist *Florencio Abad (born 1954), Filipino lawyer and politician * Florêncio Carlos de Abreu e Silva (1839–1881), Braz ...

of the People's United Party.

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The Corozal South East constituency was one of 10 new seats created for the 1984 general election, created by a split of the previous Corozal South constituency. It is the largest constituency geographically in Corozal District, including the villages of Caledonia,

Sarteneja Sarteneja is the largest fishing community and the second largest village in Belize. It recorded a population of 3,500 according to a 2016 estimate. The name ''Sarteneja'' is a Castilian distortion of its original Mayan name ''Tza-ten-a-ha'', whic ...

and San Joaquin.Belize election maps
Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014) Corozal South East has been continuously held by the People's United Party (PUP) since its creation, first by former

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

Florencio Marin, then by his son Florencio Julian Marin. The elder Marin previously represented Corozal South. It is considered a

safe seat A safe seat is an electoral district (constituency) in a legislative body (e.g. Congress, Parliament, City Council) which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combinat ...

for the People’s United Party, as it has never been held by any party other than the PUP; nor had its predecessor constituency.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Corozal South East Political divisions in Belize Belizean House constituencies established in 1984 Corozal District