Belmopan (Belize House constituency)

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Belmopan
Constituency
for the Belize House of Representatives
Belize constituencies, Belmopan.svg
District Cayo
Electorate7,780 (2012)
Major settlements Belmopan
Current constituency
Created2008
Party  People's United Party
Area Representative Oscar 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).

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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 [1] from which it was comprised.

Area representatives

ElectionArea representative [2] Party
2008 John Saldivar UDP
2012 John Saldivar UDP
2015 John Saldivar UDP
2020 Oscar Mira PUP
2025 Oscar Mira PUP

Elections

ElectionPolitical resultCandidatePartyVotes%±%
2025 general election [3]
Electorate: 10,381
Turnout: 6,190 (59.63%) 19.65
PUP hold
Majority: 2,220 (35.87%) +4.26
Oscar Mira PUP 4,00964.77+3.95
John Saldivar UDP 1,78928.90-0.31
Raiston Edward Frazer UDP 2153.47-25.74
2020 general election [4]
Electorate: 8,758
Turnout: 6,943 (79.28%) +8.48
PUP gain from UDP
Majority: 2,168 (31.61%) +20.05
Oscar Mira PUP 4,17260.82+6.90
John Saldivar UDP 2,00429.21-13.15
Anna Banner-Guy Independent Politician 6849.97-
2015 general election [5]
Electorate: 9,523
Turnout: 6,551 (70.80%) 1.22
UDP hold
Majority: 757 (11.56%) +7.37
John Saldivar UDP 3,53253.92+4.39
Patrick Jason Andrews PUP 2,77542.36-3.28
Charles Leslie Jr. BPP 1772.70-
2012 general election [6]
Electorate: 7,780
Turnout: 5,603 (72.02%) 3.23
UDP hold
Majority: 218 (3.89%) 16.42
John Saldivar UDP 2,77549.536.15
Amin Hegar PUP 2,55745.64+10.27
Richard Smith PNP 2304.10-
2008 general election [7]
Electorate: 6,060
Turnout: 4,560 (75.25%) n/a
UDP win
Majority: 926 (20.31%) n/a
John Saldivar UDP 2,53955.68-
Rolando Zetina PUP 1,61335.37-
Paul Morgan VIP 3597.87-

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