This article lists political parties in the country of Belize.

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wa ...

has a

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, which means that there are two dominant

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. It is difficult to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Political culture

In 1950, after the general worker union had been formed, the people's committee constituted itself as the PUP (People's United Party) and taken the majority seating in the elected Belize city council. When Belize became fully independent and joined in the Commonwealth on September 21, 1981, the two parties UDP (United Democratic Party) and PUP rose in the political scene. This made an effect

. The UDP believes in pro-business and the PUP believes in pro-labour but both are closely centred in the spectrum. The PUP foster the idea of political independence but their opposition UDP believe in the national interest of equitable distribution of public services from the government. The party system is dominated by the centre-left People's United Party and the centre-right United Democratic Party. There have been other small parties that have participated at all levels of governmental elections in the past. Although none of these small political parties have ever won any significant number of seats and/or offices, their challenge has been growing over the years.

National parties

Political parties with elected representation at a national or international level

Other minor parties

Defunct parties

* Democratic and Agricultural Labour Party (DALP) * Honduran Independence Party (HIP) *

National Alliance for Belizean Rights The National Alliance for Belizean Rights (NABR), formed as the Patriotic Alliance for Territorial Integrity, was a political party in Belize in the 1990s. The party colour was forest green.

(NABR) * National Independence Party (NIP) * National Party (NP) * National Reform Party (NRP) * People's Action Committee (PAC) *

People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to: * People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan *People's Democratic Party (Belize) *People's Democratic Party (Bhutan) * People's Democratic Party (Chile) *People's Democratic Party (Dom ...

(PDP) * People's National Party (PNP) * United Black Association for Development (UBAD; now known as the UBAD Educational Foundation, UEF) *

We the People Reform Movement The We the People Reform Movement is a Belizean political party established in 2003. Leaders National Coordinator: Hipolito Bautista, Lucilo Teck Participation in local elections It was established sometime in early 2003 and contested its f ...

(WTP)

Provincial parties

These parties were/are active only in a certain area.

Current

Corozal United Front The Corozal United Front (CUF) was a short-lived political party active in Corozal District, Belize, in the 1970s. Shortly after its founding the party won a municipal election in Corozal Town, defeating the established People's United Party there f ...

(CUF) * San Pedro United Movement (SPUM)

Defunct

* Christian Democratic Party (CDP) (was only active in Dangriga) *

National Reality Truth Creation Party The National Reality Truth Creation Party was a minor political party in Belize. It contested the 1998 and 2008 elections but failed to win a seat in either.Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p106 The party ...

(NRTCP) (was only active in

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 ...

) * Toledo Progressive Party (TPP) (was only active in Punta Gorda)

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