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Belmopan (Belize House constituency)

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For the capital city of Belize, see Belmopan.
Belmopan
Constituency
for the Belize House of Representatives
DistrictCayo
Electorate7,780 (2012)
Major settlementsBelmopan
Current constituency
Created2008
Party  People's United Party
Area RepresentativeOscar Mira

Belmopan is an electoral constituency in the Cayo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Oscar Mira of the People's United Party (PUP).

Profile

Along with Cayo North East, the Belmopan constituency was created for the 2008 general election. It encompasses the city of Belmopan – the Belizean national capital – and the immediate surrounding area. It is entirely surrounded by the Cayo South constituency from which it was comprised.

Area representatives

Election Area representative Party
2008 John Saldivar UDP
2012 John Saldivar UDP
2015 John Saldivar UDP
2020 Oscar Mira PUP

Elections

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
2012 general election
Electorate: 7,780
Turnout: 5,603 (72.02%) −3.23		UDP hold
Majority: 218 (3.89%) −16.42 		John SaldivarUDP2,77549.53−6.15
Amin Hegar PUP2,55745.64+10.27
Richard Smith PNP2304.10-
2008 general election
Electorate: 6,060
Turnout: 4,560 (75.25%) n/a		UDP win
Majority: 926 (20.31%) n/a 		John SaldivarUDP2,53955.68-
Rolando Zetina PUP1,61335.37-
Paul Morgan VIP3597.87-

References

  1. Belize election maps, Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
  2. Elections Results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 20 November 2014)
  3. GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
  4. 2008 General Elections Final Results , Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)

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