Lake Independence, often known simply as Lake I, 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 (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

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 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 c ...

since 2015 by

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 Bel ...

. Hyde previously served as area representative from 1998 to 2012.

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The Lake Independence constituency was one of 10 new seats created for the 1984 general election. It occupies portions of western and southern

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, wh ...

, bordering the Belize Rural Central,

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, Pickstock,

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and

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 ...

constituencies.Belize election maps
Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)

Area representatives

Elections

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lake Independence (Belize House Constituency) Belizean House constituencies established in 1984 Political divisions in Belize